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Local Publix stores just beginning to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but first wave already booked as of this week
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Publix stores in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have announced they are providing COVID-19 vaccin…
New NHR nomination shows few changes, still raises questions
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The newest rendition of the nomination of the Boca Grande residential historic district has come into …
‘That ain’t how it happened!’ A talk with David Futch
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you shake a tree in Boca Grande, a Futch will fall out: That is how David Futch described his famil…
Boca Grande Preschool announces need for alternative donations
BY MARGUERITE TREMELIN – In the interest of the health and safety o…
The tiny but mighty lady we loved: Missing Mama Noy
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Though she be but little, she is fierce.
The wo…
GIWA annual meeting includes two fiscal year audits, construction update and election of officers
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. annual membership meeting was held at the Boca Grande Co…
Nationally-known designer Lucy Penfield on her way to Boca Grande
BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – The tagline “live colorfully” can be found on Lucy Penfield’s website. Poke around a bit on the sit…
‘Then and Now’ exhibit showcases how things have changed on Gasparilla Island over the years
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Every day of our lives we are making history. Make no mistake about it, these days of citizenship in t…
POLICE BEAT: Woman injured after fall from golf cart
STAFF REPORT – In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 14 a woman was seriously injured after falling off the back of…
OBITUARY: Jam ‘Noy’ Vollmer
Jam “Noy” Vollmer, 68, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14 with her family by her side. She was born October 12, 1952 in Nakh…