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E-bikes , letterhead and iguanas at Charlotte County Commission meeting 

Above, Terry Cochran from the Sheriff’s Office spoke on behalf of the e-bike study and state law requirements.       Charlo…
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Beach cleanup part of worldwide and Florida effort

Work focused on invasives Above, Wendy and Jeff Hogan with invasives. Photo by Garland  Nineteen volunteers showed u…
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Lee Plan paused after pushback

The Lee Board of County Commissioners will pause the process for proposed amendments to the Lee Plan and corresponding upda…
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Water restrictions continue on and off island until 2027

Due to below-average rainfall during the 2025 and 2026 summer rainy…
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Lithium batteries, storm or no storm, still risky if wet or busted

As a part of hurricane preparedness, the Boca Grande Fire Department…

Henry ‘Hank’ Yeiser 1947 – 2026

Henry C. “Hank” Yeiser passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 79, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Born and ra…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: John Bass IV

Photographer & local historian Talk to John Foster Bass IV and it is just as obvious you are in the present as in th…
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Charlotte budget and sales tax meetings next week

Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week. Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, 5:01 p.m. – Final Budget Public Hearin…
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OPINION: Watching local government in Southwest Florida and the Suncoast

Editor’s Note: As newsrooms have closed across Florida, new organizations have grown. A report from Suncoast Searchlight, w…

This date in the Boca Beacon: Laff-A-Lott auctioned

FIVE YEARS AGO Larry McNiff of The Boca Grande Camera Club taught a Basics of Photography class to kids ages 6 to 12 at…