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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I don’t know about you, but I’m tired
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Welcome to the ninth year of 2020. I think everyone who lives in this country deserves a spa day, a bubbl…
Obituary: James Crawford
James Albert Crawford, born in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, N.J., on February 19, 1940, died peacefully on October 17, 2…
PROFILE: Bonney Andersen
A grandma with a green thumb… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- In the town of Boca Grande, almost everybody knows your name. Each of the…
New November 6 NHR web meeting announced with little notice: Another piece in the miscommunication puzzle
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Lee County has announced that a webinar meeting wi…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for all of us
BY JAMES W MAY JR, MD BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC- As all of us continu…
Perfect match recognized: Boca Grande resident and Englewood girl are named as 2020 top ‘Big Sister/Little Sister’ pair
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Life is funny sometimes, especially in the fact that many of us find friendship under the most unusual ci…
Chamber Halloween Walk, movie night
STAFF REPORT- The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual Halloween Walk tonight, Friday, Oct. 30 for th…
GIWA water reclamation facility update
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- Phase II rehabilitation of The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s Water Recla…
Golf carts and garage charging don’t always mix well
STAFF REPORT- The Boca Grande Fire Department has been receiving a curiously high amount of calls involving carbon monoxide…
Obituary: Frances Plummer Jenkins
Mr. Francis Plummer Jenkins, Jr., 78, of Boca Grande, passed away on October 3, 2020 after a brief illness.