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Results of the 4th annual Ladies Draw/Mix ‘n’ Match
■ STAFF REPORT The weather was a little stormy for the 4th annual Ladies Draw: Mix ’n’ Match on Saturday, July 20, but moral…
More baby greens make their way to the water
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members continue to document new nests and hatchlings, but one part…
Obituary: Priscilla T. Wilcox
On July 16, 2019 Priscilla T Wilcox, “Cilla,” of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of West Hartford, Conn. and Boca Grande, pass…
Obituary: M. Weldon Rogers III
M Weldon Rogers III passed away peacefully in his sleep early on the…
Obituary: James H. McBroom
James H. McBroom, Jr. of Murfreesboro,Tenn., age 99, (1919-2019), pas…
Obituary: Dr. Blaine E. Davis
Blaine Eugene Davis, 83, son of Blaine A. and Arlene (Nadeau) Davis died July 21, 2019 at his family residence in Portland…
Profile: Todd Hampton
■ BY SUE ERWIN Todd Hampton may have spent much of his life in Winter Haven, Florida, but he’s been coming to Boca Grande fo…
Back to School Bash Saturday, Aug. 3
A Back to School Bash will be held on Saturday, August 3 at Sky Academy, 701 Medical Blvd., Englewood. The event is planned…
‘Marsy’s Law,’ and how it affects the police beat news you read
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I get the police activity sheets from Fort Myers every morning, and I have to say that within the last y…
Back-to-school sales tax holiday August 2 through 6, technology items included this year
To the Editor: The Florida Retail Federation (FRF), the state’s premier trade association celebrating more than 80 years of…