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New sign at state park boasts new logo
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Florida Department of Environmental Protection launched a new Florida Park Service website in 2018, and t…
The burning bush of Boca Grande? Nah …
We’ve had an interesting couple of weeks when it comes to natural gas activity in the downtown area. Last week we told you a…
A follow-up to the fire at the Lee Avenue Inn cottage
■ STAFF REPORT The State Fire Marshall couldn’t rule lightning out – or in, for that matter – in the incident that occurred…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS: Rat trap robber on the loose
■ STAFF REPORT On Thursday, Aug. 8 Lee County Sheriff’s deputies resp…
Obituary: Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi
Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afterno…
Profile: Mike Bower
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve visited Hudson’s Grocery recently, you might have noticed a new face helping to run the store. Spor…
Pet owners: Use caution when coming in contact with lakes, ponds inland
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several readers have contacted me regarding the news reports nationwide of pets dying after swimming in…
It’s high tide at midnight: Do you know where your tarpon is?
■ BY JOELLEN WILSON, BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Ten years ago Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) started a tarpon-tagging pr…
Lightning the cause of two island fires just hours apart
■ STAFF REPORT Sporadic and intense lightning storms were named as the culprit in two fire incidents that occurred this week…
UPDATE: Lee County Code Enforcement sweeps island on Friday, closes some complaints
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Frida…