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Last pass for island hurricane debris begins Monday

For folks returning to Gasparilla Island, large piles of hurricane debris lining Gasparilla Road have been the dominant ima…

Martha Jane Randall 1931-2024

Martha Jane (Brunk) Randall, who died September 3, 2024, the day after her 93rd birthday, was many things to the people who…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Hurricane correspondent and recorder Ann Wolfe Combee

Ann Combee, who has become a hurricane eyewitness of sorts in Boca Grande, lives two lives. Part of each week she is the ow…
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Final hurricane debris collection Dec. 9

Starting Dec. 9, debris trucks will begin their final collections fo…
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EcoWatch: Consider buying American-made products

“I have come to a resolution myself, as I hope every good citizen wi…
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SW Florida Fishing: Record setting year for G.I.F.T.

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE A record setting year all around for the 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament p…
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Lemon Bay theatre brings down the house

Lemon Bay High School theatre cast (right) performed “Catch Me If You Can” to a packed house. Tristen Sasser and Makail…

Bridge passholders get 17 days for storm

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their finance committee and quarterly board meeting on Wednesday morning, Nov…

Concrete not on county pickup list

Residents of Boca Grande in Lee County with leftover concrete debris from Hurricane Milton are reminded to dispose of it pr…
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County encourages marine debris reporting

State contractors are currently removing debris from navigable waterways in Charlotte County. They have collected more than…