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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…

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGO There were many tears and laughs at The Island Sch…

Community Center groups listening carefully as they develop future plans

Submitted by Friends of Boca Grande For several…

Island employee almost loses son to alligator

When Jordan Rivera saw the line at the bathroom in the local bar called Bandito’s early Sunday morning, he did what a lot o…
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Complete results of the 2023 World’s Richest

TIS graduates to parade through town June 2 … give them a wave!

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Kids Classic next weekend, ‘Howl’-ing to be done this weekend

While the adults are getting ready to “Howl” at Sunday night’s Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, young fisherfolk from th…

What is this slimy sludge in our water? One island resident is on the hunt for clues

This week island resident Gary Martin was out in his boat going around the island, looking for gunk. It’s not an activity t…