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OP-ED: Hook Line and Sinker: A return to these pages, just in time

BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard’s column Hook, Line and Sinker appeared in the Beacon beginning in 1988…
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Islands Sea Turtles Report

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island runs through October 31. Here are some sea turtle season “Do’s and…
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Bridge election registration deadline approaches

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there are two…

Charlotte Transit seeks input on options

Charlotte County Transit has scheduled two workshops to solicit publ…

Quarantine history from the late Capt. Robert Johnson

BY CAPT. ROBERT JOHNSON Editor’s Note: The late Capt. Johnson wro…

Livingston Sheppard 1928-2024

Livingston Byrns Sheppard II was born in the Appalachian mountains of Jenkins, Kentucky to his father Livingston Byrns Shep…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, pediatric heart surgeon

Among the yearly regulars at the Boca Grande Club is Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, one of the nation’s top pediatric cardiac s…
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Lee County Parks & Rec. seeks input to improve department and amenities

Lee County Parks & Recreation, operator of the Boca Grande Community Center and operator of parks on Gasparilla Island…
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Record breaking season at Boca Grande Health Clinic

By MARK DRISCOLL As the pace slows down on the Island, the Boca Grande Health Clinic wraps up an extraordinarily busy se…
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World’s Richest Tarpon set for May 22-23

The 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is set for Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23.  This year, the Grande Tra…