It is good to be able to share memories of service to our country with others that understand
I was blessed to be able to participate in our Veterans Day celebrations. When I wrapped up my tour o…
Lee County Deputy Barrs and his K-9 partner Birdie paid The Island School a visit on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Birdie is a Labrador, and her primary duty is to search for weapons on school campuses. She is…
“Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is – whether its victim is human or animal – we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
It’s one of my favorite times of year to fish snook and reds in Charlotte Harbor. Halloween time is always great! This year it would seem a bunch of fish have parked themselv…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted a notice on the expansion of the boat ramp in Placida.
The project would affect aquatic resources associated with Placida Harbor and the Lemon Bay Aqu…
The Boca Grande Swing Bridge will be inoperable to BOAT TRAFFIC from Sunday November 9th at 11 p.m. until Wednesday November 12th at 11 p.m. to perform emergency electrical repairs.
That officia…
Lee County Vice Chairman Cecil Pendergrass wrote Chief Anthony Sizemore of Cape Coral and Sheriff Carmine Marceno of Lee County Sheriff’s Office about growing safety concerns along Burnt Store Road…
BY BOOTS TOLSDORF
The community is in for a huge treat this Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s when Alan Corey, director of Grande Chorus, teams up with a dynamite New York-based star, Mar…
Charlotte County Community Services will host a retrospective series of the films of Robert Altman (1947-2006) at the Port Charlotte Library this month.
This three-part film series explores the f…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
After 182 days, BGSTA’s 2025 Turtle Patrol season came to an end on October 30. That’s when the last remaining green sea turtle nest (at right) reached 70 days old…
