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Another change in plans for Lake O project: Sediment study postponed

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will delay the previously announced sediment study scheduled for Nov…
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How close we came to battle: Part II of our ‘Florida during WWII’ series

While today’s national news is dealing heavily with topics that some are worried should not be taught in our schools, in re…

New parcels included in plan for The Village & Marina at Boca Grande

Construction could begin in early 2022 It has been a long, strange, expensive trip for a Boca Grande couple since the da…
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GIFT Tournament set for November 23

Another island tradition is coming up, and if you’re a fly fisherman…

NHR nomination shot down in Tallahassee

On Thursday, Nov. 4 the possibility of the National Register of Hist…
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BGHPB meeting includes NHR and sidewalk amendment discussions

Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on…

Sidewalk ordinance amendment expected to be finalized, passed at December 7 Lee County Commissioners’ meeting

On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Lee County Commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance that will determine the way shopkeepers and…

Record-breaking bridge crossings discussed at GIBA meeting

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday Nov. 3, in the offices of the Authorit…
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Grande Rounds series begins with ‘Back to Boca’ virtual talk

The “Grande Rounds” health lecture series sponsored by the Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foun…
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Remembrances of a life well lived, lost too soon: Shannon Hoeckel, 1979 – 2021

BY CARROLL SWAYZE – It is with overwhelming sadness I share the news that my son, Capt. Shannon Lee Hoeckel, left us to fly…