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First hatchlings of the season arrive, rescued Kemp’s ridley turtle recovering well
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the first known hatch of the season on Tuesday, July 3. The n…
Island LEO Beat: Welcome to our newest community member, Sgt. Cecil Fitch
■ SUBMITTED BY LT JEFF CORKHILL You may notice a new member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Patrol function on Boca Grande. So i…
‘Mullet and Mangroves’ scheduled for July showings on PBS
■ STAFF REPORT If you have missed out on seeing a very interesting locally oriented documentary called “Mullet and Mangroves…
Citizens silently redeem local beaches, waterways by removing dead fish
■ BY SUE ERWIN A group of heroic residents stepped up over the weeken…
Obituary John Dean Compton
John Dean Compton of North Port, Fla. passed away June 25, 2018 surro…
Profile Amira Fox
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Amira Fox turns onto the Boca Grande Causeway, she feels a sense of relief come over her that is wel…
Try not to shoot the messenger, please
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE Since the recent mass shooting at a newspaper office up north, I have seen some really callous and negati…
July 4th parade set for 10 a.m.
■ STAFF REPORT
The 2018 4th of July Bike Parade that has made the island famous will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4…
Boca Grande Dead Fish Disposal
From Friday, June 29 to Monday, July 2 residents can use the dumpster that will be located at the west end of 7th Street in…
Research shows bad blooms back to the 1800s, so the question is … Are we really feeding the red monster?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Hype on social media and on local television news channels continues regarding our red tide bloom, and i…