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Profile Brian Darna
■ BY SUE ERWIN Brian Darna remembers going fishing with his uncle, Capt. Babe Darna, many times when he was a teenager. He s…
Obituary Alan Williams
Alan L. Williams, 86, of Tallahassee died Thursday (9/7/17) after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by parents LeRoy…
Gov. Scott directs FWC to ease regulations, waive fees for South Florida commercial fishing industry following Hurricane Irma
■ SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. RICK SCOTT Governor Rick Scott directed the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commiss…
Hurricane Irma: The lady who couldn’t make up her mind decided Boca Grande wasn’t for her
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Would you believe we have been dealing with Irma…
Yes Virginia, hurricanes are real … so don’t shoot the messenger
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You will have to forgive me this week as far as the content of the paper goes, our office has had no way…
Closings due to Irma
■ BY SUE ERWIN Cancellations and closings due to Irma include: • No services at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodist…
All eyes on Irma: The storm once headed for us shows how we can all work together to get through it
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande Fire Chief C.W. Blosser addressed a very crowded room on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. Each p…
Baking for Texas
■ Ronica Davis of Native Gardens and her friends Pat Cole, Rebecca DeRosa, Tina Tersigni, Karissa Cumberland, Annie Fransoz…
Bucket brigade for Texas: Lighthouse Church donates flood buckets for hurricane victims
■ BY SUE ERWIN Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande set a challenge for the congregation to coll…