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Toads and untethered umbrellas are two things we should think about

As if the world didn’t have enough to worry about these days, you can tack two more things onto the bulletin board of troub…

Turtles as big as Volkswagons … Yep, we’ve got a lot of them

When someone brings up the largest animals in the Gulf, it’s standard to think along the lines of whales and sharks, or may…
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Memories of Eldred’s by Tim Dixon: Part III

BY TIM DIXON This is the third and final part of Tim Dixon’s memories of growing up on the Cape Haze Peninsula and, more…

Nantucket beachfronter ‘pushes’ beach rights into national headlines … 

and guess who’s in the thick of it Someone with the last name of…

OBITUARY: DOTTY GIBSON

Dorothy S. Gibson, of Frostproof, passed away on August 14, 2022, in…

AROUND THE TOWN

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BIPS asks all to help protect sea turtles

SUBMITTED BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY May through October is the official sea turtle nesting season in Southwest…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Ray Ledon

Dr. Ray Ledon has a story to tell. In fact, he has a whole lifetime of stories, and many are contained in a book he has wri…

OBITUARY: Sam Dixon

Samuel A. Dixon, of Englewood, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, with his family by his side. Sam was born in Richmon…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County commissioners award contract for new shade structures at 10 Parks & Rec facilities

Lee Commissioners award contract for new shade structures at  10 Parks & Recreation facilities To the Editor…