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A Charlotte County guide to primary voting
■ BY SUE ERWIN As of Tuesday, Aug. 16, there were 125,715 active registered voters in Charlotte County, of which 55,163 were…
Cayo Costa makes Nat Geo Top 10 list for Southwest Florida
Our sister island, Cayo Costa, has been singled out by National Geographic Travel as one of the best stops around the Fort M…
Baby sea turtles released, including albino hatchling
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association released 70 baby sea turtles and one rare albino at the Boca Grande Co…
OBITUARY: Anne ‘Candy’ Lee
Anne “Candy “Collins passed away on August 9, 2016 at the age of 80…
Profile: Bill Pavia
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande bridge tender and toll worker Bill Pavia l…
What’s popular isn’t always what is important
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-pa…
Visitors from Germany recognize reckless behavior
To the Editor: Having read your editorial, we are wondering about the recklessness of visitors coming to the island in leavi…
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly paved roads
BY SUE ERWIN – Lee County’s resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving some road- ways in Boca Grande s…
Inquiries regarding party change, voter registration overwhelm Lee County election offices
BY SUE ERWIN – The Aug. 1 deadline for changing parties or registering to vote in this month’s primary prompted nearly 1,60…
School is in session this week at TIS
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Boca Grande’s Island School students were jubilant to return if the noise level was any indication on W…