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Obituary Kevin Hughes
Kevin Hughes of Yarmouth, Maine and Boca Grande Florida passed away peacefully on August 25, 2018 at his home in Boca Grande…
CCA Florida and FWC partners to support Southwest Coast snook population following red tide event
The Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com…
Island business to open second location
BY SUE ERWIN – Steve and Jill Kaplan, owners of Kappy’s Market at the north end of the island, are opening a new store in to…
Shell artist aspires to publish children’s book
BY SUE ERWIN – Paulee Bowin met Boca Grande shell enthusiast George M…
Fishery meeting planned for September 25
A public hearing is planned to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 2 p…
OBITUARY: Maxine Pearl Futch Bowie
Maxine Pearl Futch Bowie, 90, of Rotonda West, went to her heavenly home on September 3rd, 2018. She was born on July 27, 19…
Turtle nest numbers up compared to this time last year
BY SUE ERWIN – Green sea turtle nesting is happening later into the season than usual, but Boca Grande Sea Turtle Associatio…
Venice couple loved South Beach experience
To the Editor: On August 9, 2018 we visited the State Park adjacent to the South Beach Bar & Grille Restaurant to see th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charlotte Harbor Estuary Program to propose cyanobacteria rapid response program
To the Editor: The problems with excess nutrients discharged into water and the resulting toxic algae blooms continue to pla…
PROFILE: Phelisha Doggett
BY SUE ERWIN – Phelisha Doggett, a dispatcher at Grande Aire Services for the past five years, caught the first fish at the…