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Englewood Bank & Trust collecting food for the troops
To the Editor: Kevin Hagan, president of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank will serve as a collection poin…
Scuttled
■ This sailboat ran aground on a sandbar in Gasparilla Pass (Gulf side) last weekend, and is definitely a hazard to navigati…
BGFD firefighters create life-saving grid system
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who co…
Looking to land a big one? Sign up now for tournaments
■ STAFF REPORT The tarpon are biting in the Pass and tournament seaso…
GIWA declares water shortage due to drought
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla…
Stump Pass dredging project to continue through May 15
■ BY SUE ERWIN The dredging of Stump Pass continues to draw questions, but Charlotte County leaders are calling the project…
2017 Gulf recreational red snapper state season opens weekends beginning May 6
■ STAFF REPORT The 78-day 2017 recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico state waters opens Saturdays and Sundays in…
Profile: JoAnn Barwick
■ BY SUE ERWIN When JoAnn Barwick accepted a secretarial position at a public relations firm in New York City at the age of…
Obituary: Lucy Stanton
Lucy Stanton, 96, of Boca Grande, died on May 2, 2017. She was born Lucy Jane Keeler in Evanston, Illinois, and was the daug…
Registration now open for summer programs on island
To the Editor: Registration has started for the 2017 summer camps at Lee County Parks & Recreation. These camps draw th…