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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Summer and fall news at BGCC

September 14, 2023
To the Editor: The summer has been an active season at the Boca Grande Community Center, and that will continue through the fall. Here are some highlights of what has happened and what is to come…

PIGSKIN PICK ‘EM

September 14, 2023
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BOCASCOPES

September 14, 2023
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HAM IT UP!

September 14, 2023
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BOCA BEACON (NOT-SO) ACCUWEATHER FORECAST

September 14, 2023
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WRONG KEY

September 14, 2023

T Steele Construction is back and ready to go, but expect some detours for awhile

September 8, 2023
Joe Steele thinks his crew can meet the deadline of September 19 to have the cell tower up and at least very close to running. As he laid out the schedule in his head for drilling the 32-foot hole…

Work continues on emergency radio communications plan

September 7, 2023
The Fire Department’s “Island E.O.C. Emergency Communications and Interoperability Working Group” responsible for creating a new network of emergency communications – both on and just off island – i…

Flamingos! Flamingos everywhere! Even in Boca Grande and  … Ohio?

September 7, 2023
Hurricanes don’t always bring good things, but the latest hurricane, Idalia, has not only brought the American flamingo back to Florida, but highlighted the potential for the eventual restoration an…

GIWA increase to take effect on October 1

September 7, 2023
Gasparilla Island Water Authority (GIWA) members will have a rate increase of five percent beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and future rate increases would be able to be approved administratively by the coun…