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BIPS earns grant for $30,000 – Funds still sought for Gasparilla Island Light project
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Parks Society (BIPS) has obtained a commercial building permit from Lee County for the Ga…
A world away from Boca Grande … Charlotte County Jail media tour
■ BY SUE ERWIN The slamming of thick steel doors, locking them shut behind armed officers in green uniforms, is enough to en…
Profile: Richard Anderson – Southwest Florida advocate
■ BY SUE ERWIN Richard Anderson spent a considerable amount of time in Boca Grande beginning in 1988, when he worked as a pl…
Is it safe to swim? Waterborne worries have some swimmers puzzled
■ STAFF REPORT Recent media reports on the news and on Facebook have…
Encouragement appreciated during search for swimmer
To the Editor: As everyone is aware, on the afternoon of Saturday, Ju…
Reader not enthused with Sheriff Scott’s statement
To the Editor: This is in response to the editorial in the Beacon last week by Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott. No one is deny…
Obituary: William Harold Buettin
William Harold Buettin, 92, of Naples, died Wednesday morning, June 22, 2016 at Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Fla…
Obituary: Robert Alexander Melvin III
Capt. Robert Alexander Melvin III (retired USCG), 78, of Elizabeth City, N.C. died at home Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
Two bodies found in search for family of four and their sailboat
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As of press time on Thursday, June 23 two bodies have been recovered in the search for a family of four…
Englewood man dead after boat accident north of Gasparilla Island
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 19, Dylan Gonzalez texted a photo of a juvenile tarpon to his…