Our nurses set the bar for quality care
BY CEO MARK DRISCOLL, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – You may have noticed that healthcare is full of recognition days and event…
United Methodist Women announce plans for Strawberry Festival 2022
STAFF REPORT – The UMW Board has announced that there will be a Strawberry Festival in 2022, on March 5. According to organi…
Faith and ‘The Holy Day’ holiday: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church examines the meaning of Sunday as a day of rest and how it impacted our nation
SUBMITTED BY ERICA RESS MARTIN – On Tuesday, May 11 at 4:30 p.m., the…
Wildlife volunteers needed more than ever, as one faithful island volunteer is retiring
BY T MICHELE WALKER – After 16 years of service to the Boca Grande an…
Lemon Bay High School prom a raving success
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – To say that 2021 has been a year of ups and downs for the graduating class of Lemon Bay High School is a…
LCSO recognizes GICIA’s bike path safety efforts
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – In 1985 the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association completed construction of th…
OBITUARY: Jerry Jackson
Jerry Edmond Jackson, 73, of Thomaston Ga., passed away Saturday May 1, 2021 at Harborview Health and rehab.
Mr. Jackson was…
PROFILE: Christoffer Woodard
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Some things just run in the family. It’s not unusual to find the children of physicians choosing to st…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A ‘thank you’ to a generous community that believes in the arts
Dear Editor and generous friends of Royal Palm Players:
In June of 2019 I began my two-year term as president of Royal Palm…