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Sea Turtle Report: Volunteer catches live nesting, egg laying

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY  Timing was everything for BGSTA Turtle Patroller Tammy Rigney. She was running a little…
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2024 Island fishing tourney for youth

Results from Saturday There were 17 participants in the May 18, 2024 youth tournament, held at the Boca Grande Fishing P…
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Fire Department promotes O’Connor, Hutchinson, Rossow

The Boca Grande Fire Department held a ceremony last week on Wednesday, May 15 to promote Patrick O’Connor, Jason Hutchinso…
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Island emergency groups gear up for summer storm season

Planning begins to ensure island leadership is ready for hurricanes …
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Island School Grads of 2024 tell of their future plans

Each year, the fifth graders at The Island School write of their fav…
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Englewood Sailing Association offers camps 

The Englewood Sailing Association is offering three summer camps for kids ages 8 to 17 for the summer of 2024. Each camp…
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Lighthouse Methodist gift for Kids

The Englewood charity Kids Needs received a generous donation of $15,000 from the Lighthouse UMC Strawberry Festival. Pictu…
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Banyan Street seems to recover after April caterpillar feast

Caterpillars earlier this month denuded many of the leaves of the historic banyan trees on Banyan Street, thought it appear…

Vietnam-era PT boat makes nice profile in Gasparilla visit

Heading to Alabama; left island Wednesday The surprise visit of one of the last two remaining Navy PT boats to Gasparill…
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First day of World’s Richest tarpon results

For the first day of the 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament “Blaze” is leading, according to leaderboard results.  T…