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Chamber Golf Scramble date set

Above, members of the Chamber at last year’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble. File photo The Educate Boca Golf Scramble Tourn…
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Beacon wins 19 awards at Florida Media Conference

At the Florida Press Association’s annual conference and awards, the Boca Beacon won 19 awards in the weekly paper category…
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Hurricane tips to protect homes, help responders

September is the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season; here are ways to prepare for storms that will not only make homeown…
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New entrance approved for Community Center by Preservation Board

There will be a new entrance at the Boca Grande Community Center, af…
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More beach renourishment

The next phase of beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Par…
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Island waits for next steps on parking rules

Gasparilla Island is in a waiting period as to when new parking regulations will be imposed. Currently, it is the status qu…
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COLUMNS: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

Our lives fly by; The impressions we make to young are permanent Today’s times are faster than we can deal with frequent…

This date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO An Iowa man, fishing near the Boca Grande Causeway, was bitten by a blacktip shark as he was releasing it…

An AI ‘Beacon’ of disaster radio gloom from Gainesville

Above, a Boca Beacon file photo from Hurricane Charley, 21 years ago. This week, we have a reminder from Chief C.W. Blos…
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Lee County meeting

The Lee Board of County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, August 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the Old Lee County Courthouse. As of pre…