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Profile: Ozzie Lessinger
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ozzie Lessinger learned to fish before he could walk. His father, an avid fisherman, put 6-month-old Ozzie in…
Obituary: Don Terrell Sayer
Don Terrell Sayer passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Heritage Assisted Living and Memory Care in Placida. Don was born Ma…
It takes a lot of hard-working people to make the GIKC as successful as it is
To the Editor: What a great year for the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. Records were broken with 81 tarpo…
Boca Blue takes top honors in World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament!
Here are your 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament winners!
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2019 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament: A record-breaking day!
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When 5 p.m. came around on Saturday, June 1, Head…
Beach renourishment progressing
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Beach renourishment efforts continue in the Historic District and Lighthouse areas, after starting on th…
GICIA files complaint against Damfiwill project to defend Act
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) announced on Wednesday that they have…
World’s Richest wrap-up Friday, downtown art show this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Day one of the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament will be in the books by the time this newspaper comes o…
Turtle patrol reports 15 nests relocated, new trailer for storage
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Patrol reported 15 nests (12 between 2nd and 18th street and 3 at the South End fr…
World’s oldest tarpon tournament held last week in local waters
While the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament and the biggest kids’ tarpon tournament are in the news right now, a smaller but…