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Fourth of July festivities include golf cart parade, fireworks
■ STAFF REPORT Grab a roll of festive streamers, some balloons, some fireworks, some fine sipping whiskey and some Xanax for…
GIBA talks toll booths, iguanas and emergencies, welcomes new Advisory Board member Jay Feinberg
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Big changes coming in the latter part of this year were discussed by board members of the Gasparilla Isl…
Suspected bobcat devours sea turtle nest; green turtle dies from injuries
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been kept busy tracking feline hunters and some other unus…
Obituary: Richard Leatherwood
Richard L. Leatherwood, age 78, of Boca Grande and Walland, Tenn., di…
Profile: Leiah Goudy
■ BY SUE ERWIN Leiah Goudy enjoys spending her days overlooking the bayou at the Boca Grande Marina. She has been the manage…
Many GIKC ‘thank yous’ to go around
Thank You! The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the 2017 Gasparilla…
A trash-finding mission
■ Summer camp isn’t always just about swimming and crafting. This week the kids from the Lee County Parks & Recreation…
In preparation for the Fourth of July holiday … Sheriff Scott addresses issue of increase in island beachgoers
■ BY SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT I was born and raised in Lee County; in fact, I am a third-generation native, and I have witnessed m…
Lemon Bay grad plans to study in London this fall
■ BY SUE ERWIN Eagle Scout Grant Reecher recently turned 18 and graduated from Lemon Bay High School in Englewood. And he’s…