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A pioneering Florida family: The Albrittons

BY TIMMY SPAIN The man in this photo was a true Florida Cracker. Aaron Robert Albritton was his name, but everybody ca…

Profile: Josh Freeman

BY SUE ERWIN – Josh Freeman was born and raised in Boca Grande. He started working at PJ’s Seagrille as a busboy when he w…

In recognition of a job well done: Thank you, David Hayes

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The last quarterly meeting for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority in April went by very quickly, w…


Resident thanks Friends for smashing season

To the Editor: Much praise and thanks are due to Marta Howell and t…

LCSO holds cyber security seminar on island

BY SUE ERWIN – Every minute, 19 people become victims of identity theft … and only 20 percent of people who experience m…

Stump Pass beach supporters sought for new organization

BY SUE ERWIN – A public meeting was held at Stump Pass Beach State Park on Tuesday, April 24 to determine the level of int…

Tarpon Season’s a’comin’ … right now talk is about Ladies Day

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The roster is filling up for the 2018 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, and fishing is scheduled to start …

Resident encourages people to be ‘unifiers, not dividers’

To the Editor: I read Capt. Johnson’s letter to the editor this week with great interest and felt his nostalgia for a diff…

Sea turtle patrollers thank Woman’s Club for support

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generou…