Worker stuck to roof until EMS extrication
Last Friday, Jan. 17, a nail gun shot a nail through the hand of a roof carpenter on 19th Street. Lee County EMS was called to the scene at 9 a.m. The e…
Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have officially reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after Hur…
The Boca Grande Post Office, closed since Hurricane Helene, this week is one step closer to completion.
Owner Mark Spurgeon said that there is progress in the renovation, which involved the tota…
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at far right, spoke to an overflow group at the Boca Grande Men’s Club luncheon on Wednesday this week. Shown above from left are Greg Brown, Motorola CEO and…
Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after Hurricanes Hel…
BY BOOTS TOLSDORF
In September we all suffered from two horrific hurricanes. Our realities were shattered. We had to face the hard truths of our present devastation and get on with repairing our…
The Boca Grande Film Festival 2025 is set for Feb. 19-21 and the auditorium in the Community Center will be ready to use for the festival. “The auditorium will be our theater for the year,” said Deb…
A little help from humans these days will go a long way later. Since the hurricane, there have not been many flowering plants for the bee population. Putting out sugar water can help. …
Last Thursday, Dec. 26 a six-year-old girl was missing for about 15 minutes after being seen walking northbound of 1st Street and Gilchrist Avenue.
The girl was found safely in about 15 or 20 mi…
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, the December traffic count is up about 1,000 from December 2023.
“We aver…
