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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for a wonderful ending to the 2020 school year
To the Editor, and to the community of Boca Grande: When we were faced with the reality of distance learning with nine wee…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sheriff thanks all who keep the peace, sends zero tolerance message to those who do not
To the Editor, to the citizens of Lee County and my family members at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office: I want to personall…
OBITUARY: George ‘Ashley’ Gray
George “Ashley” Gray, 48, of Venice, Florida, passed on May 27, 2020, as a result of a motorcycle accident near Woodsboro,…
PROFILE: Tim Banfell
Life imitates art, but cartoonists draw what they see… BY OLIVIA …
Three boys learned the danger of a spring tide the hard way after jumping off Causeway bridge
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Capt. Chuck Jenks had just dropped his tarpon fi…
GIWA 2019 water quality report available
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA- Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2019 Water Quality Report is now available online at …
Three months, 200 parking citations: Most issued post-COVID beach sundown
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- After a nice day in the sun, no one wants to get back to their car to see a little paper slip flapping …
Governor announces ‘Phase 2’ of plan to be implemented
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Phase 2 of the “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step” plan would begin …
A straw hat, a twinkling eye and a smile: A documentation of the passing of Marguerite East
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- There are few woman in any first-world country who could sit at the finest table in the finest home, an…
Our Lady of Mercy public meeting regarding expansion to be held June 18
STAFF REPORT- A public meeting will be held by Morris-Depew Associates on Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 7 p.m., online, rega…