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A beautiful life lost: Saying goodbye to Dylan Edic
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The loss of Dylan Edic’s laughter is palpable this week on the island, after he was taken from us in a c…
Profile Rick Argo
■ BY SUE ERWIN Gasparilla Island State Park Administration has a new leader, and he has plenty of experience to help him adj…
Obituary: Dylan Mitchell Edic
Dylan Mitchell Edic, 21, of Port Charlotte, FL; passed away suddenly on August 27, 2018. He was born on May 9, 1997 in Port…
Red tide meeting a success in one man’s eyes
To the Editor: The Friday evening, 24 August Red Tide meeting at the…
Captiva Cruises and McCarthy’s Marina sold to Captiva Cruises Management Team
To the Editor: The McCarthy family and the estate of Paul F. McCarthy…
Who has our best interests in mind when it comes to …
■ BY SUE ERWIN With a primary election right around the corner, this might actually be a year when people sit up and take no…
Hopkins & Daughter Publishing celebrate 30 years with the Beacon
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was 30 years ago this week when our publisher, Dusty Hopkins and his ex-wife Terry, published their f…
Iguana control, drainage issues discussed at Charlotte County MSBU for Gasparilla Island
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Charlotte County Boca Grande Street and Draining Advisory Board met on Monday, Aug. 20 to discuss a varie…
Beacon crew takes honors at FPA, FMA competitions
■ STAFF REPORT Friday, Aug. 10 was a busy day for our staff as we took to the road to Orlando for the Florida Press Associat…
Road work ahead
■ Road paving work has begun to resurface approximately 3.9 miles of roadway in Boca Grande as part of ongoing maintenance i…