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Sand and sandbag post-hurricane instructions

Residents can use over-washed sand to fill in holes and may return sand to the beach as long as the below requirements ar…
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Daily letters from Chief Blosser, the latest edition

BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER The Beacon has been putting the daily emails from Chief Blosser out on our Storm Center page at&…

Update from Lee County on Boca Grande recovery

During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Board of Lee County Commissioners included various updates on Boca Gr…
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Losses significant at Catholic Church and Preschool

The Rev. Anthony Hewitt, priest of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Chur…

Charlotte County opens barrier islands

Charlotte County’s bridgeless barrier islands have reopened to res…
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Island School moves to Fellowship Church

BY CHRISTINE OLIVER We would like to provide you with an update regarding our transition to our temporary locatio…
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GUEST COLUMNS: KELLENE CARPENTER

Reflecting on early childhood education at the preschool BY KELLENE CARPENTER Editor’s Note: Kelli Carpenter wrote …

‘Doomscrolling’ and searching for a ‘timeline cleanse’

On the Saturday before Milton, this editor was at Dollar Tree in Englewood, at the Winn-Dixie shopping center. For those …
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Voting elects move to Methodist Church

In-person voting at Precinct 122, which typically is held at the Boca Grande Community Center will instead use the Lighth…
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Water service restoration by G.I.W.A. and Margate crews

At press time, a crew from Margate, Florida, hired to help Boca Grande restore its water service, hoped to have the main …