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The story of fostering hope in the midst of a pandemic
SUBMITTED BY THE SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY- During worrisome and unknown times, Suncoast Humane Society had to make many quick…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for a wonderful ending to the 2020 school year
To the Editor, and to the community of Boca Grande: When we were faced with the reality of distance learning with nine weeks…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sheriff thanks all who keep the peace, sends zero tolerance message to those who do not
To the Editor, to the citizens of Lee County and my family members at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office: I want to personally…
OBITUARY: George ‘Ashley’ Gray
George “Ashley” Gray, 48, of Venice, Florida, passed on May 27, 2020…
PROFILE: Tim Banfell
Life imitates art, but cartoonists draw what they see… BY OLIVIA CA…
Three boys learned the danger of a spring tide the hard way after jumping off Causeway bridge
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Capt. Chuck Jenks had just dropped his tarpon fishing clients off at Pine Island on the afternoon of May…
GIWA 2019 water quality report available
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA- Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2019 Water Quality Report is now available online at my…
Three months, 200 parking citations: Most issued post-COVID beach sundown
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- After a nice day in the sun, no one wants to get back to their car to see a little paper slip flapping un…
Governor announces ‘Phase 2’ of plan to be implemented
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Phase 2 of the “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step” plan would begin to…
A straw hat, a twinkling eye and a smile: A documentation of the passing of Marguerite East
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- There are few woman in any first-world country who could sit at the finest table in the finest home, and…