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OBITUARY: David Hayes
David Leon Hayes, 74, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving childr…
PROFILE: Kevin Mills
Kevin Mills is almost an institution in Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island. Nearly everybody knows him.They recognize him by…
EDITORIAL: A wondrous little school, a rare opportunity for our children
This week is one I have been dreading and looking forward to all at the same time. The youngest of my five children will be…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Buchan Airport celebrates top-flight scholars
To the Editor:
After a record attendance of nearly two thou…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
There were many tears and laughs at The Island Sch…
Community Center groups listening carefully as they develop future plans
Submitted by Friends of Boca Grande
For several years now, groups that use the Community Center facili…
Island employee almost loses son to alligator
When Jordan Rivera saw the line at the bathroom in the local bar called Bandito’s early Sunday morning, he did what a lot o…
Kids Classic next weekend, ‘Howl’-ing to be done this weekend
While the adults are getting ready to “Howl” at Sunday night’s Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, young fisherfolk from th…