■ STAFF REPORT Just a warning to keep an eye on your belongings at the beach, as one visitor reported the theft of several things from in front of the...
Make sure your hang tags are ready
■ STAFF REPORT – Do you know where your hurricane hang tags are? Most people discard the tags into the dark recesses of their glove box when sto...
Make sure your traps stay pulled until July 20
To the Editor: Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in state waters in our area were mandated to be pulled from the water and the season closed...
The case of the FWC and the iguana bloodlust
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The media recently blasted an announcement regarding iguanas on social media that made some pretty big waves. The headlines everyw...
Profile: Debbie Hagstrom
■ BY SUE ERWIN Debbie Hagstrom creates beautifully designed one of a kind silk scarves right in front of her customers. The artist visited Boca Grande...
Obstacles in the ‘Promenade’ prompt questions of ownership yet again
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The right to roam the Promenade is being infringed once again, not only by overgrown bushes but by brand-new plantings right in th...
Junior takes the 2019 Buckle!
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a third-time honor for Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr. on Friday night at the Long Marsh Country Club in Rotonda, as he was awarded ...
Southern Grand Slam Country Music Festival starts tonight
■ BY SUE ERWIN Grab your hat and boots and get ready to dance. The Southern Grand Slam Concert is coming to Charlotte Sports Park on Saturday, July 6....
Turtles are turtling all over the turtling place
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that bright lighting could misdirect and disturb nesting sea turtl...
‘Operation Knot Lit’ to focus on holiday driving, boating
■ STAFF REPORT The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is participating in “Operation Knot Lit,” a Florida Sheriffs Task Force initiative for enhanced e...