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‘Doomscrolling’ and searching for a ‘timeline cleanse’
On the Saturday before Milton, this editor was at Dollar Tree in Englewood, at the Winn-Dixie shopping center. For those wh…
Voting elects move to Methodist Church
In-person voting at Precinct 122, which typically is held at the Boca Grande Community Center will instead use the Lighthou…
Water service restoration by G.I.W.A. and Margate crews
At press time, a crew from Margate, Florida, hired to help Boca Grande restore its water service, hoped to have the main fu…
Updates from Gasparilla Water from Thursday
An update from Gasparilla Water, and Ron Bolton, executive director…
Drinking water and ice at Community Center
Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 16, 2024 – Lee County now has drinking wat…
Bridgeless barrier islands reopen today
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2024) – Charlotte County bridgeless barrier islands have reopened to residents and busines…
Fall Festival canceled due to hurricane damage
We are sad to announce that due to Milton’s impacts, Lee County Parks and Recreation needs to cancel the Fall Festival that…
Briefly: Updates from Chief C.W. Blosser
A Tuesday, Oct. 15 evening update on the island’s recovery:
G.I.W.A was able to move water today to 7th street. The goa…
Bathrooms, showers and laundry at Community Center
Lee County this afternoon opened a comfort station for Boca Grande residents to assist with recovery from Hurricane Milton…
Manasota Key South End opens today as per Charlotte County
The south end of Manasota Key has reopened to residents and businesses. Charlotte County Community Development has done an…