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Barrier Island Parks sets date of Light Keeper’s Open tournament

Barrier Island Parks Society has set the date for the return of the Light Keeper’s Open, a charity golf tournament taking p…
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New AI skin cancer detection device used at Boca Grande Health Clinic

Skin cancer is one of the most common – and treatable – types of cancer when detected early. To promote early detection, th…
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The Island School, Ainger score ‘A’ on state tests

Schools of excellence The Island School has earned an A for the eighth time in a row in the annual Florida Department of…
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New Silver King at the Fire Department 

This week, there were two Silver King engines at the Boca Grande Fir…
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Methodist Church explains position after online comments 

Lighthouse United Methodist Church has responded to criticism in soc…
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Relief on horizon: Sea Grape bathroom build

While construction has not commenced on the Sea Grape bathroom at Gasparilla Island State Park, there is progress. The bath…
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Post Office reassures box holders after termination emails

An automated email about post office box cancellations that went out last week for Boca Grande should be ignored. All cu…

Letters: Beacon should put its focus back on the positive

To the Editor: As has been a weekly occurrence for the past year or so, I open my Beacon with trepidation around how the…

Letters: Will continue to visit, as long as she can get here

To the Editor: I enjoyed the editorial you wrote on island perspectives. The people who live in Boca Grande made their m…
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Get to Homosassa, Crystal River

Children are out of school. Experience something new together. Options are almost infinite. Of course, cost and time mig…