Drilling equipment to begin construction of the new permanent cell phone tower may show up as early as next week, according to representatives of the Boca Grande Cell Phone Tower Committee. After nu…
This year, preliminary tax roll values show the Lee County real estate on Boca Grande as valued at just under $3.3 billion. The $3,292,284,149 valuation for the Boca Grande Fire District, up from $3…
Two local men will be taking the trip of a lifetime in October, as they have been chosen to be aboard the second Honor Flight from Southwest Florida in a year. Pastor Gary Beatty of island’s First B…
The Island School is at full capacity this year, as 60 students will start school on Thursday, Aug. 10. Head of School Christine Oliver is looking forward to a “normal” school year, free of pandemic…
Reporter Sheila Evans contributed to this story
Since Hurricane Ian, Boca Grande has seen a dry year. Of course, that could change at any time.
After hurricanes or, really, any big rains…
It may not be Halloween yet, but any time of year is perfect to celebrate our friend, the bat.
Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) has just commissioned a bat nursery that they hope will bring over 300 b…
In Cape Haze, just behind the Ace Hardware and Cool Pickle in Paradise restaurant, a 300-foot radio tower that most see, but few pay attention to, peeks out of the woods.
The tower, with its bli…
