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Lee County issues links, warnings and steps for possible hurricane weather

Lee County Emergency Management is actively monitoring the tropics and working closely with state and federal partners, inc…
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EcoWatch: News reports ignore perinatal manatee deaths

“Consider the number of manatee deaths so far this year. Redesignating the manatee as endangered, which provides for the hi…

Letters: Parking kiosks or meters would destroy character

To the Editor: I was horrified to read of a proposal to put up parking meters or some sort of paid parking system in dow…
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We were once among America’s greatest fisheries

Please consider that water quality issues have reduced fish stocks…
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Questions before a possible October surprise

Wednesday, the Lee County Board of Commissioners again revisited the…
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Of 83 eggs, 36 had hatched. The day was looking up: Turtle Watch

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY  Only 17 nests remain as of September 14! Of those, 14 are loggerhead and three are gree…
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BITS AROUND THE ISLAND

Mystery drywall bucket on Shore Lane Tidbits, talk and quips, wise and otherwise, in Boca Grande this week. No Fords…
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Survey of sea turtles on Don Pedro, Gasparilla

This essay is part of a mini-series of stories from Barrier Islands Parks BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY May thr…
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Lighthouse United Methodist begins youth programs

The Lighthouse United Methodist Church WAG Club started up again for the school year on Monday, Sept. 16. WAG, which stands…
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North Port embraces conservation, protection of Warm Mineral Springs

‘It is one of the most remarkable things in the state of Florida, and perhaps the North American Continent. It should studi…