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Searene is on fire! 11 releases to win the Red Gill
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was a very eventful few hours on the evening of Saturday, June 15 as the anglers participating in t…
5th Street beach access is now open
The 5th Street beach ramp and public access point is now open again, after Lee County finished repairing it on June 10. T…
It’s hot, the iguanas are afoot: Here’s what you need to know
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While we have been dealing with an iguana eradication program for many, many years, at Tuesday’s meeti…
Three new green turtle nests this week on local beaches
BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members we…
Little Toot paid a visit to Gasparilla Island
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was quite an honor when Little Toot paid the…
Military Heritage Museum to celebrate Treaty of Versailles day
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you walk through the World War I portion of the Military Heritage Museum, a haunting site will ca…
OBITUARY: FLORITA FIELD
Florence Rita P. “Florita” Field, 91, of Scituate left this world on June 9, 2019 and entered another, to join her daughte…
PROFILE: Ashley Scarpa
BY SUE ERWIN – Ashley Scarpa has been an entrepreneur in the restaurant business since 2006. Since April, she and her husb…
Another terrific World’s Richest event has come and gone, thanks to the help of many
To the Editor: The 37th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament was filled with Grande traditions, exciting tarpon fishin…
Red Gill up next in tournament season this Saturday
■ STAFF REPORT As of press time there were 20 boats registered to fish the Red Gill Invitational scheduled for this Saturd…