Author: Marcy Shortuse

■ STAFF REPORT On July 14, activists are planning a “convoy” of cars with banners and messages, starting in Punta Gorda and looping down through Alligator Alley and back up to Lake Okeechobee...

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the first known hatch of the season on Tuesday, July 3. The nest was laid on May 7, so it incubated for 57 days. “The hatchlings were disoriented,...

■ SUBMITTED BY LT JEFF CORKHILL You may notice a new member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Patrol function on Boca Grande. So if you get the opportunity, please welcome Sgt. Cecil Fitch. Sgt. Fitch is...

■ STAFF REPORT If you have missed out on seeing a very interesting locally oriented documentary called “Mullet and Mangroves: The Pioneer Fishing Families of Cayo Costa,” featuring several island residents...

■ BY SUE ERWIN A group of heroic residents stepped up over the weekend to remove the piles of dead fish from island beaches. A huge “thank you” goes out to Braxton Bowen and his family, and the Combrink...