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Profile: Arnie Preston
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve attended a Royal Palm Players performance over the past few years and have been impressed by the wa…
Many thanks to everyone who supports the Boca Grande F.D.
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Fire Department would like to thank everyone that helped with our 75th Anniversary Open House…
Sea turtle nesting results in for neighboring beaches … and thanks to red tide the numbers aren’t good
■ SUBMITTED BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUM Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their…
Candy needed for this Saturday’s Halloween Carnival
■ STAFF REPORT Get those costumes ready, as the annual Boca Grande Ha…
Amendments have you confused?
■ BY SUE ERWIN Whether you’re filling out your ballot to vote early…
J.T. and Smitty, together again
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, Oct. 23 if you thought you felt the earth shift a little bit, you might have been correct. C…
Islanders come together (as they always do) to help our Panhandle neighbors devastated by Hurricane Michael
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Hurricane Michael came onshore on Wednesday, Oct. 10, he came with winds of 155 mph and driving, to…
Royal Palm Players to present ‘The Best Man’ in November
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Royal Palm Players are kicking off the 2018/2019 production season on November 8 with “The Best Man,” by…
Last week to get your veteran stories in the Beacon
■ STAFF REPORT If you have someone special to you who has served in the U.S. military and you would like to recognize him or…
Obituary: William ‘Bill’ Elliott
William “Bill” Elliott, 91, passed away on October 18, 2018. He was surrounded by family.
He was preceded in death by his p…