The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has filed an Executive Order this month to extend the catch-and-release-only limit on snook in the area of Charlotte Harbor until Dec. 1…
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Florida’s manatees inhabit coastal waters, rivers and springs. They are present in Southwest Florida year-round, but during colder months they may …
Teaching is something Tonya Huber loves. She has been doing it in one form or another for 30 years. Now she has brought this love to The Island School, where she teaches Spanish and English langua…
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FIVE YEARS AGO
There was water, water everywhere, with approximately 13 inches of rain falling on the island. However, everyone here was looking to Texas, where floodin…
ead the next installment in this story on Friday, Sept. 2.
In a day and age of clean water being one of the top priorities of local, county, state and federal entities, it may come as a shock t…
The primary election held on Tuesday, Aug. 23 yielded 41 votes onsite at polling place 122, otherwise known as the Boca Grande Community. Of those 41, seven were Democrats, 33 were Republicans and…
