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Obituary: Philip E. Benton III
Philip E. Benton Jr., 86, of Orleans, Mass. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 14th, 2015.
He was born on New…
Profile: Scott O’Connor
BY JACK SHORT
To put it simply, Scott O’Connor is living the good life. He and his wife, Kristin, aren’t cruising the se…
Blaze ends tarpon tournament season with a win
BY ANGIE MILLS AND MARCY SHORTUSE
The 4th Annual Turnin’ Tides Invitational, is now in the history books. It began with…
GIBA discusses recent bridge failures, wayward walls and paving projects at quarterly meeting
BY JACK SHORT
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board met on…
Indian tacos to be served this Saturday
On Saturday, June 27 a new twist on lunch will be served in the cour…
Visitor loses ring worth 100K
Finders keepers, losers weepers, indeed. According to a report provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a visitor to th…
MS fundraiser is just another 150-mile ride to Boots and Dick
BY JACK SHORT
Some people like adding a little challenge to their charity. Boots and Dick Tolsdorf are just such people…
The quest to help Capt. Jimmy continues …
Fundraising for Capt. Jimmy Robertson continues next weekend on Sunday, July 5 at The Sand Bar. There will be a fish fry at…
Get out that camera, watch your backlighting and make your pet a star through SHS
Suncoast Humane Society’s 2016 Pet Calendar Photo Contest is in full swing. So dust off your cameras and primp your pets fo…
Fallout from Scott’s veto pen hits Gasparilla Island
BY JACK SHORT
Among the record setting number of items, worth a combined $461 million, that fell to Florida Governor Ric…