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This time of year is prime for storms. The state desperately needs the summer rains to replenish aquifers, remoisturize f…

The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS), in partnership with Keep Lee County Beautiful, has announced the 2024 Internatio…

Priscilla Pope Masselink died on August 12, 2024 at her home in Sorrento, Maine after a 20-month battle with pancreatic c…

David Gordon Crumbaugh of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away on Aug…

The Boca Grande Fire Department got permission to use The Innlet f…

A lighting strike near the Range Light was recently caught in afternoon by reader Sandi Firtion. Florida is the lightning…

“We can sit back, do nothing, and watch our planet be destroyed. Or we can take action, become advocates, and start makin…

The kids from Gasparilla Inn summer camp visited the Boca Grande Fire Department last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Firefighter …

John Mitchell was out fly fishing on Gasparilla Island when he saw a youth catch and release a strange snook. The fish co…

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY On August 4 and 5, Debby was “only” a tropical storm when she scooted up the gulf mor…