Drivers, please drive the ‘right’ way on the street behind the post office
The following is a message from Lt. Jeff Corkhill, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Boca Grande substation.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Function here in Boca Grande would like to w…
An Island Christmas Poem
Twas the night before Christmas
and all around
No noses were frozen, no snow
fluttered down.
No children in flannels were
tucked into bed.
They all wore their shorty
pajamas i…
The Boca Beacon … daily? In a sense, yes
There’s a big change on the horizon for your weekly island newspaper. The Boca Beacon’s website will be keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, seven days a week after January 3.
That means we’l…
‘Magna Carta’ collection in Boca Grande: Preserving the past
It all started with a phone call. “Approximately a year ago, we received a call,” began Jim Blaha of The Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center. “It was from a lady in Tennessee. She ha…
Kentucky tornado relief needs supplies, but time is running out
Joan Schmidt believes in the adage “help thy neighbor.” Even if that neighbor isn’t next door.
After a series of deadly tornadoes that hit the state of Kentucky last week, Joan Schmidt and Mart…
PROFILE: Margie Flynn
The year was 1921. Women had just fought for and won the right to vote, Warren G. Harding had just taken the oath of office, and Margaret Mary Loviner was born in Columbus, Ohio.
If you’re fort…
Island church services for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande:
• Friday, Dec. 24 – “The Grinch Greets the Babe” – Family Service, 5 p.m. This is a fun service for families where kids can be kids and…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Text to 911 goes live and operational for all residents and visitors of Lee County
To the Editor:
The Lee Board of County Commissioners and Lee County Sheriff’s Office today announced that county residents and visitors now can send a text to 911 in an emergency.
Placing a …