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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island blessings, in the form of masks
Letter to Editor, As a follow up to last week’s letter from Sue Sligar, “What a blessing it is to live here,” I want to t…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anecdotal information
To the Editor: As currently used by CDC, NIH and FDA the word is used to imply unreliability and therefore by implication …
Please, let us know how you feel about a May 1 date to re-open our economy
Click on the link below to vote in our poll. bocabeacon.com/poll/do-you-think-the-states-non-essential-businesses-…
In our hour of need: BGWC Emergency Relief Fund reviews first set of requests for aid, seeking matching funds
STAFF REPORT – The Task Force for the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund me…
A word from the Clinic: Any light at the end of this tunnel?
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – It is April 8, 2020, five days after Governor De…
Case of COVID-19 in local Publix worker confirmed
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Wednesday, April 8 it was confirmed that an employee of the South Gulf Cove Publix, located on McCa…
GICIA Mercabo Cove project moving along
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The GICIA’s Mercabo Cove is moving along smoothly and TSI Disaster Recovery Engineer Theresa Caut…
Everything’s squeaky clean at the Boca Grande Fire Department
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER, BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT – On Monday April 6 the Boca Grande Fire Department building and appara…
Spark Boca Grande TV: Socially distant entertaining to keep you going
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – In the time of social distancing, the island has now taken to YouTube to unveil hidden talents. Entert…
Local churches plan Easter services online
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – A majority of our island churches have plans for Holy Weekend services, albeit online, while the 30-da…