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Reports from the north end, downtown show positive things

■ BY SUE ERWIN After days of waiting out the storm – and even more days without electricity – businesses in Boca Grande ar…

Profile Brian Darna

■ BY SUE ERWIN Brian Darna remembers going fishing with his uncle, Capt. Babe Darna, many times when he was a teenager. He…

Obituary Alan Williams

Alan L. Williams, 86, of Tallahassee died Thursday (9/7/17) after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by parents LeR…


GIBA-Irma update

■ BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO The swing bridge and two other bridges su…

Hurricane Irma: The lady who couldn’t make up her mind decided Boca Grande wasn’t for her

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Would you believe we have been dealing with Irma in our daily lives since Monday, Sept. 4? That was th…

Yes Virginia, hurricanes are real … so don’t shoot the messenger

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You will have to forgive me this week as far as the content of the paper goes, our office has had no w…

Closings due to Irma

■ BY SUE ERWIN Cancellations and closings due to Irma include: • No services at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodis…

All eyes on Irma: The storm once headed for us shows how we can all work together to get through it

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser addressed a very crowded room on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. Each…

Baking for Texas

■ Ronica Davis of Native Gardens and her friends Pat Cole, Rebecca DeRosa, Tina Tersigni, Karissa Cumberland, Annie Franso…