Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Grande Community Center, which was flooded during hurricanes Helene and Milt…
Boca Grande Preschool’s Executive Director Kelli Carpenter and the Board of Directors are making plans to re-open the school at a temporary location. The Boca Grande community has pledged the nece…
Two men were arrested for resisting an officer without violence around 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 on South Harbor Drive.
Gage Liam Towles and Wesley Robert Owensby, both 21, were fishing in th…
The storms of 2024’s hurricane season brought devastating damages to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.
“Repair and restoration estimates are still being determined,” said Father Anthony Hewitt…
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority was able to identify an island resident who dumped hurricane rubbish on the Causeway. That resident was called, though at presstime had not yet responded.
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The date for the opening of the Boca Grande Post Office may be sooner than expected. While there is no official date, building owner Mark Spurgeon is now working with the maintenance and building …
Florida Power & Light Company surprised the Boca Grande Fire Department by putting up lights and decorations on the building on Monday, Dec. 2.
“We’re thrilled to be in Boca Grande this ho…
This week, Lee County contractors began the process of repairing roads across Gasparilla Island as part of repairs from recent hurricanes.
The $4.5 million project, which will take approximatel…
Starting Dec. 9, debris trucks will begin their final collections for any remaining Hurricane Milton debris at the roadsides of unincorporated Lee County.
The county is asking that resident pla…
In a long-term list of things that needed to be fixed after double hurricanes, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority had some items that were easier and much more crowd-pleasing.
“Dog biscuits…
