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July 26, 2024
Working in the healthcare field can be one of the most rewarding careers going. That is something Angela Begley has discovered, and it gets even better when you can do it at the Boca Grande Health C…

July 26, 2024
Charlotte County has launched an upgraded version of the Charlotte County app that allows residents to access county officials and services, report a variety of issues and locate information on the…

July 26, 2024
Readers have asked about the different procedures for the removal of invasive iguanas on Gasparilla Island. On the north end of Gasparilla Island, there is a different procedure for the removal of t…

July 26, 2024
Charlotte County has a number of vacancies on its boards and commissions. They include: Boca Grande Street & Drainage Unit is seeking two members with terms through Oct. 31, 2026 and Oct. 31…

July 26, 2024
A power boat sank just off the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority swing bridge on Saturday, from a reported collision. Lee EMS released a “watercraft in distress” and “collision” bulletin that re…

July 19, 2024
Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts at this time. …

July 19, 2024
Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library loggia area. In 2022, Anderson was hired by the Johann Fust Library Foun…

July 19, 2024
A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update t…

July 18, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY  When people learn that I volunteer with BGSTA’s Turtle Patrol, so many of them say how much they would love to do that too, so I figured I would bring you along o…

July 18, 2024
The big story on our local waterfront currently is the pending Eldred’s Marina sale. Whether this deal goes through or not, the property will change ownership soon. The next generation has a dozen v…