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Saturday, July 26 around 9:30 a.m., a coordinated Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) activation was launched for a vesse…

On Friday, July 25, Lee County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people for burglary and grand theft of approximately $5,00…

Above, newspaper and magazine awards from last year’s convention. Boca Beacon archives The Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Is…

The Gasparilla Island State Park at Port Boca Grande is closed due t…

A beachgoer found a burned U.S. Navy phosphorous flare on a Gasparil…

To the Editor: Guess what is not being shared with the public but the Lee County Board is discussing internally? Approvi…

As a young high school fisherman, I enjoyed fish legends. Big shark stories just enhanced the adventure and thrills. Everyo…

FIVE YEARS AGO New hand sanitizing stations were being distributed to local businesses that took the “Boca Grande Pledge…

This Friday, The Beacon office will be closed for the Florida Press Association annual meeting. The paper won 18 awards, in…

There will be a celebration of life for Capt. Morris Campbell, who died Monday, July 28. Born June 27, 1960, he had jus…