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Island fund created for businesses, institutions
BY LARRY HANNAH
In order to aid island businesses, The Boca Grande Disaster Committee is back in action to help with the…
Water Authority kept system intact during island floods
As Gasparilla Island dried out from Hurricane Helene, staff from the Gasparilla Island Water Authority continued to pump th…
Helene left her mark on Boca
Almost exactly two years from hurricane Ian, another hurricane touches Gasparilla Island and the community of Boca Grande…
What’s Open, What’s Closed: Helene Update
Retail Establishments & Marinas:
Aqua Boutique is closed unti…
Post office ‘temp’ break in Placida
The Boca Grande Post Office is temporarily closed until officials ca…
After a storm, hope for the quiet waters of October
Editor’s Note: Van Hubbard was up in North Carolina, on vacation, when the flood waters came up to his cabin. He came throu…
A stiff upper lip, for an Act of God
Everyone thought the storm would pass us by.
Before Helene, there was sandbagging and some boarding up. There was…
Edward A. Dean Jr., 1940-2024
No one can deny that Edward A. Dean, Jr. was a devoted, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle who cared de…
Lee County staff assisting recovery
Lee County provided two staff members on island to help coordinate with issues related to Hurricane Helene. They are part o…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A fix for flooded Gasparilla Road
The Lee rescue crew
The Lee County Department of Transportation has worked tirelessly to alleviate Boca Grande’s flooded…