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OBITUARY: Bob Hayden
Our family is heartbroken to announce that we lost one of the greatest loves of our lives. Bob Hayden loved his family and h…
PROFILE: Gretchen Holla
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Boca Grande’s Englewood Bank has just hired a new manager to keep their tellers in good hands. Gretchen…
‘To Go’ only: Florida Governor issues executive order closing all dining rooms in establishments on March 20
STAFF REPORT – Here is your to-go dining list for the island. An executive order by our governor has closed all dining rooms…
Editor’s Note: What a difference a week can make
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Last week in this same spot on the front page we…
A message from the Clinic: ‘It is time to put community above self’
BY DALY WALKER, MD – The Coronavirus is now moving explosively throug…
COVID-19 and your tap water: It IS safe to drink
BY BONNIE PRINGLE – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that Americans continue to use, and drink tap water…
Beaches closed, Inn closed: Clinic warns, don’t ‘stick your head in the sand,’ COVID-19 could be here
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Effective Thursday, March 19 all Lee County and Gasparilla Island beaches are closed due to concerns reg…
EDITORIAL: A time to think, a time to plan
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Did you ever think things would get this crazy? Just a couple of weeks ago we were worried about things…
PROFILE: Phil Hubbard
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – family, business, sports and nonprofit work in a partnership capacity was a way of life for Phil Hubbard…
Gasparilla Island county beaches are closed
Effective Thursday, March 19 all Lee County and Gasparilla Island beaches are closed due to concerns regarding COVID-19.
Thi…