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Celebration of Life on Saturday, Oct. 18, for Lee Commissioner Mike Greenwell
October 14, 2025
The public is invited to wear Red Sox colors and join in a Celebration of Life for Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at JetBlue Park.
Greenwell, a native of Lee…
Carol McCoy talks on gopher tortoises
October 9, 2025
SUP Englewood’s “Coffee & Conservation” series will return on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a program focused on the gopher tortoise, a keystone species threatened by habitat loss and environmental cha…
Nesting season winds down; finding island support
October 9, 2025
Adoptive ‘parents’ for nests across Gasparilla Island
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
As of this week, the 2025 sea turtle nesting season for the BGSTA is down to single digits, with only six…
Mike Greenwell
October 9, 2025
At presstime, Lee County reported on the death of District 5 Commissioner Mike Greenwell. He served on the Lee Commission beginning in 2022.
El Jobean Fishing Pier jumps on Charlotte agenda
October 9, 2025
On the agenda for the Tuesday, Oct. 14 meeting of the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners is a recommendation to approve a contract to redesign the El Jobean Fishing Pier.
The item, if approv…
Charlotte meets
October 9, 2025
Charlotte County announces the following meetings next week:
Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, 1:30 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Board, Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 119…
Two more Historic District houses approved for flood-level raising
October 9, 2025
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at their Wednesday, Oct. 8 meeting. Lee County Planner Marysue Groth presented the house renovation projects, both of which detailed…
Beach advisory group clarifies mission
October 9, 2025
The Charlotte County Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee met Thursday, Oct. 2, focusing largely on clarifying its mission and strengthening communication with both the public and county commission…
Health Clinic taken from the air
October 9, 2025
An aerial view of the construction of the future Boca Grande Health Clinic, looking south, taken Thursday morning. The building, replacing a storm damaged Annex, is part of their Clinic of the Futur…
Barrier Island Parks wins tourist funds
October 9, 2025
Interlocal agreements with beach and shoreline funding recipients, including the Barrier Island Parks Society, were approved unanimously at the Tuesday, Oct. 7th Lee County Commissioners meeting…