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More than 1,000 killed by storm in Haiti; help is needed
I would like to give you an update on Haiti as I know it today. The latest report I received is that more than 1,000 people…
Camera Club plans for breakout season
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead, including several c…
Profile: Zelma Otto
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ask a few Boca Grande native millennials if they know Zelma Otto, and they might respond with a smile as they…
Many thanks from the Chamber for an excellent golf tourney
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Chamber Fall Scramble golf tournament…
Doyle explains his run for Supervisor of Elections
■ BY TOMMY DOYLE As the campaign season comes to a close, I think it…
Lee County commissioners vote unanimously for 5th Street parking expansion
Lee County commissioners voted unanimously to pass a proposal to renovate the 5th Street public parking lot at a meeti…
Island firefighter suspended after allegations of racist post
An island firefighter was suspended without pay on Friday, Sept. 23 after the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County rec…
Wondering about the paving?
If you’ve been wondering when the repaving of island roads would begin, the time has come. Work is scheduled to begin on Mon…
Two golf tournaments in two weeks, both at The Gasparilla Inn & Club
It’s a tale of two tournaments coming up in the next few days, which should leave avid island golfers in a heavenly cloud of…
Natalie earns two gold medals in Special Olympics
Islander Natalie Spurgeon, who now resides at Loveland Center in Venice, competed in a Special Olympics event on Oct. 1 and…