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Beach dredging to begin Tuesday
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There’s been a flurry of activity down at the beach accesses this past week, including a handful of men…
GIBA engineering committee discusses small squeaks, jack systems and island access
■ SUBMITTED BY GIBA At the last meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Engineering Committee which was held on Mo…
BGFD to hold pet CPR/first aid class this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, will be teaching pet CPR and first aid thi…
Range Light beach parking to re-open this weekend
■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s a holiday weekend, and many residents are wonderi…
Johann Fust Community Library to offer free programs in June
■ STAFF REPORT The Johann Fust Community Library is offering the following free programs for children in June:
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Tax-free holiday May 31 – June 6 on storm supplies
■ STAFF REPORT With a sales-tax-free holiday May 31-June 6 on hurricane supplies, Floridians should plan to stock up on the…
Annual art show to coincide with World’s Richest , June 7 and 8
■ STAFF REPORT In collaboration with the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, Carroll Swayze presents the 8th Annual Boca…
Lights out for nesting season, learn your types of turtles
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officiall…
Obituary: Lauren Knowles
Recently I lost my hero. Lauren Knowles was the strongest person I have ever known. In 2014 we were told that she had stage…