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Friends of Boca Grande Postpones Programs Amid Storm Recovery
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will postpone all scheduled programs for November and December as the island contin…
MILTON TIMELINE
Day by day Hurricane Milton recovery on Gasparilla
Hurricane Milton was the third hurricane landfall in Florida this yea…
Business and Real Estate: About the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program provides short-term, zero-interest working capital loans that are…
Florida Commerce Secretary Kelly, Lt. Gov. Nuñez visit to support recovery
In a visit aimed at highlighting the importance of local commerce, F…
Island businesses supported by Disaster Fund and state program
A disaster fund to assist island businesses has raised nearly $1 mil…
Unemployment assistance
Florida Commerce is accepting applications from eligible residents whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrup…
Sand and sandbag post-hurricane instructions
Residents can use over-washed sand to fill in holes and may return sand to the beach as long as the below requirements are…
Daily letters from Chief Blosser, the latest edition
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER
The Beacon has been putting the daily emails from Chief Blosser out on our Storm Center page at&nb…
Update from Lee County on Boca Grande recovery
During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Board of Lee County Commissioners included various updates on Boca Gran…
Losses significant at Catholic Church and Preschool
The Rev. Anthony Hewitt, priest of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, has begun daily Mass at the parish’s Life Center, and…