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Obituary: Janice M. Carleton
Janice M. Carleton (Watts) 84, loving wife of James R. Carleton Sr. passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, Aug…
PROFILE: Chas Madden
Fishing on the fly… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Chas Madden has fond memories of spending a portion of his childhood on the island…
Boca Grande primary results are in
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- final and complete voting count has been announced by the Lee County Board of Elections from the primary…
GIBA to start work on Causeway sidewalk project
STAFF REPORT- The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has announced th…
Code enforcement receives 15 turtle lighting complaints
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Calls and notifications to Lee County Code Enforce…
Maintaining the iguana population within limitations, George Cera ‘the iguana guy’ continues to monitor invasive islanders
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- What’s with all the iguanas? It’s a phrase you’ve likely heard recently, or maybe even uttered yourself…
Friends of Boca Grande on ‘red alert,’ keeping things flexible with the program
BY OLIVIA CAMERON AND FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE- The Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, a statewide organization of ov…
Spend a day in a park ranger’s boots
One man explains what it’s like to work our state park system BY OLIVIA CAMERON- A workday in the sweltering heat is a breez…
Celebrate Labor Day and International Manatee Day
STAFF REPORT- On Monday, September 7th, celebrate both Labor Day and International Manatee Day by remembering to boat safely…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards more than $600,000 in scholarships
To the Editor: As the fall semester begins at colleges across the country amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, hundreds of loca…