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Replacement of truck scale scheduled for completion August 28
August 4, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority truck scale is in the process of being replaced. The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority truck scale is in the process of being replaced. The s…
Coast Guard rescues three off Gasparilla Island
August 4, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The United States Coast Guard has been busy with weather-related activity lately, including a recent rescue just off the Gasparilla Island coast. The Coast Guard and Charlotte County…
2017 summer camp is in the books
August 4, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT It was another great year for the Lee County Parks & Recreation Summer Camp program, with trips to Legoland, Bowland and every land in between. Headed up by Coach DJ Keisling, Da…
Profile Elizabeth Burr
August 4, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Elizabeth Burr has been a Realtor in the area for more than 15 years. She started out at the Michael Sanders Real Estate office in Englewood and then began working out of the Boca Gr…
Obituary: Katherine Kennedy Barney
August 4, 2017
Katherine Kennedy Barney (Kay) died peacefully in her sleep at home on Nantucket on August 1, 2017. Her husband, William Hadwen Barney, preceded her in death last year. Mrs. Barney was born on Sept…
Hey FWC, are you in it for the wildlife or are you in it for the profit?
August 4, 2017
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE – I’m sure most of you have heard social media mutterings regarding those kids from Manatee County who have appeared in multiple photographs and videos mishandling animals, fish…
Today is your last day to vote for the Fust Library!
July 28, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT This is your last few hours to make the Fust famous, by voting now in the American Institute for Architects and the Florida Foundation for Architecture contest to see which of 25 bui…
New Palmetto Inn owners plan to preserve ambiance of historic building
July 28, 2017
Aashish Patel and his father, George Patel, own the Boca Grande Resort on the north end of the island. The hoteliers recently purchased…
Matthew Reas gets 10 years for death of Dylan Gonzalez
July 28, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A Wauchula man received a 10-year sentence for his part in the 2016 boating death of Englewood man Dylan Gonzalez. In the 20th Judicial Circuit Court on Wednesday, July 26 Dalto…
Church leaders set to visit Holy Land — Want to join them?
July 28, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande has announced the itinerary and dates for their pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and they encourage anyone who is interested to acco…