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ISLAND LEO BEAT: Deputies respond domestic battery scene at The Temp
March 29, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County deputies attended to a domestic altercation on Tuesday, March 19 at 1:40 p.m. at a local drinking establishment. According to deputy reports, the complainant was sitting…
History Bytes: Hendry discusses ‘The Fort’ and cows
March 29, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Sixth-generation Floridian Hank Hendry spoke to a crowd at the final History Bytes event of the season on Wednesday, March 27. His great-great-grandfather Francis Asbury Hendry first v…
Profile: Kathy Berry
March 29, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Kathy Berry has been working hard for the past several months to make sure that the annual Boca Grande Bike Parade & Woman’s Club Spring Fair taking place this Saturday, March 30 w…
Joseph and the Amazing Grande Glee Concert
March 29, 2019
■ BY ERICA RESS-MARTIN This April 2, 3 and 4, Grande Glee does something completely different when they sing their first full-length concert – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” This 90-…
LBHS girls’ basketball team: Thank you!
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club would like to thank members of the Lemon Bay High School girls’ basketball team for helping with the March 16th Dog Show. We so appreciate the LBHS “lady…
Obituary: James Hamilton Greer
March 29, 2019
James Hamilton Geer, 94, passed away peacefully on, March 15, 2019. He threw himself into everything he did, no matter if it was running major corporations, church boards, his kids sports schedules…
Did commissioner vote ‘yes’ when he just didn’t know?
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: On March 8, while reading the latest edition of the News-Press, I was surprised to see an article by Commissioner Frank Mann titled, “Eslick bridge removal is a Lee Commission’s rules…
The beginning of spring is heralded with a great ‘Art in Bloom’ show
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: In Boca Grande, where seasons blur and winter is not cold, spring did nonetheless decidedly begin on March 21, with a beautiful, colorful and exciting floral display. At the sixth annu…
Thanks to all for a great ‘Photography as Art’ experience
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club would like to extend a big thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Photography As Art” Show a smashing success! Thanks especially to Brian Corcoran and T…
Letters from the overwhelmed side: Can’t we talk about leafblowers?
March 29, 2019
To the Editor: I composed a letter to my island neighbors recently regarding leafblowers, and how they were blowing that lovely afternoon. So many questions and concerns about our little fragile isl…