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Don the cap and gown, TIS Class of 2023

There are many defining moments in a parent’s life when it comes to their children. Their first steps, their first words, t…

Wheeler Road tennis and pickleball courts to be discussed at Commission meeting Tuesday

Lee County Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday to discuss, among other things, Hurricane Ian expenditu…

Cell tower update: Steel on track for July delivery

All is going as planned with the progression on the island’s new permanent cellphone tower. According to Vertical Bridge’s…
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POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS – The mystery of the boat fire continues …

On an already smoky Boca Grande day caused by fires in Cape Coral an…

GIWA releases information regarding island’s annual water quality report

Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Water Association Gasparilla I…

Dana Carr, past president & past chairman of Florida International Air Show, inducted into the Tourism Hall of Fame

This year marks the 8th year that the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor and Convention Bureau would induct a member of th…

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 thousand people during last year’s 15th annual Buchan Fly-I…