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Debris deadline is January 3

December 22, 2022
Lee County Solid Waste requests residents of Boca Grande to put their Hurricane Ian debris curbside by Tuesday, Jan. 3. Contractor continue collections of storm debris and residents are reminded t…

Lee County Commissioners approve funding for several island beach projects

December 22, 2022
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Dec. 20 to approve interlocal agreements to fund 14 Lee County Beach and Shoreline projects using more than $5.78 million in Tourist Developmen…

Christmas around the island

December 22, 2022
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December 22, 2022
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Disaster Relief Fund, which has helped so many with so much, receives thanks from community

December 22, 2022
BY SUSAN HANAFEE Notes of gratitude continue to pour into the Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund, which was set up in the wake of Hurricane Ian to help businesses and other island essentials get …

Nothing but crickets … GME residents residents still wait for a word from someone as to why landowner is allowed to keep utilities shut off

December 22, 2022
While much of Gasparilla Mobile Estates was dark last Saturday night, in the very back there was a little corner of festivity, complete with Christmas lights. Inside the Clontz home there were nin…

A visual aid for what ails you, courtesy of the BGHC

December 22, 2022
It used to be that we wondered if we caught a flu bug or just had a case of the common cold. Then we weren’t sure if our allergies were giving us a hard time or if red tide was to blame. And of co…

Two of Boca Grande’s favorite speakers featured at first of Friends’ 2023 lecture series – Millard and Amar to return

December 22, 2022
BY ROGER LEWIS Two favorite speakers from past years, Candice Millard and Akhil Reed Amar, will lead the 2023 programming for Friends of Boca Grande at the Community Center.  Candice Millard…

Island birds, animals starting to peek their heads out post-Ian

December 22, 2022
People have started noticing a change in the air. It is not only the cold fronts that have started bringing lower temperatures and lower humidity, but the air is full of birds. Recovery from Hurri…

Major cold front brings exciting fishing to the back country

December 22, 2022
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Our first major cold front of the season blasted through this week and spoiled the offshore gulf fishing with some strong winds. Things will pick back up as soon as winds …