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Obituary: Richard Newman
Richard Gerard Newman, 49, of Rotonda West passed away peacefully on August 23, 2015 with his family surrounding hi…
Obituary: Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes, born in 1947, passed away in his sleep on August 25, 2015, and will be deeply missed by all who knew a…
Obituary: Carolann George
Carolann Marie George (Buquet), 75, of Deerfield, IL and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2015…
Mote to host a masquerade gala and you’re invited
To the Editor:
Enjoy an enchanted evening full of dancing and…
Gulf state recreational red snapper season reopens Labor Day
To the Editor:
The recreational red snapper season for G…
Bridge work: Traffic expected to shift to new bridge around October
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Work continues to progress on the swing bridge, but drivers crossing the bridge and boaters attemp…
Island firefighters rescue woman last Thursday
Firefighter Jeff Knowles
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Sometimes, everything in the universe works out just right. Boca Grande f…
Angler who loved Boca Grande fishing gunned down by his brother near Tampa
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Sad news came by the way of Thonotosassa this week, as we found out that a popular angler in our…
There’s still time to enter the Gil Memorial Classic … get your grand slam on!
The 10th annual Gil Memorial Classic, benefitting the Barrier Island Parks Society, is coming up in September and entri…
Librarian Pansy Cost one of several ‘Legends’ to be featured in BGHS series
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORIAL SOCIETY
Pansy Cost is one of a handful of Boca Grande’s colorful, old…