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Everyone should have the right to protect themselves
June 24, 2016
■ BY LEE COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE SCOTT In predictable fashion, President Obama and his acolytes immediately responded to the recent tragedy in Orlando by blaming guns. In turn, gun and ammo sales skyroc…
One body, debris field found 30 miles off Sanibel believed to be linked to missing boaters
June 22, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Coast Guard announced this evening they located a body near the debris field approximately 40 miles off the coast of Sanibel at approximately 4 p.m. The debris field b…
Englewood man killed, two others injured in boating accident near Eldred’s Marina
June 21, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 19, Dylan Gonzalez texted a photo of a juvenile tarpon to his girlfriend, Linsey Peyton. It was the first ever tarpon he had caught on f…
Missing swimmer not wearing a life jacket when he disappeared
June 21, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The disappearance of a swimmer off Range Light Beach on Saturday has left many locals and regular visitors pondering whether “safe” beaches are really safe at all. Javier Castro…
Authorities suspend search for missing swimmer off Boca Grande beach
June 18, 2016
JUNE 19: The search for the missing swimmer, Javier Castro of Cape Coral, has been suspended this evening. Castro and his family were swimming off Range Light Beach on Saturday when the incident oc…
Ladies Night Out Howl: Bella Siren wins again!
June 17, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Was it the red shoes that did it? We may never know, but the team aboard the Jill Marie stepped onto the Whidden’s Marina dock as winners of the 2016 Ladies Night Out Howl at the Moon…
Boca Grande native part of initial response at Pulse Club, awarded Medal of Heroism
June 17, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – A Boca Grande native was one of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement officers who responded to the Pulse Club shooting in Orlando early Sunday morning, June 12.
GIWA announces change in water disinfection
June 17, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable drinking water supply. From June 20 at 8 a.m. th…
New CEO, new doctor coming soon to Boca Grande
June 17, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce the appointment of Hilja R. Bilodeau, RN, as the Chief Executive Officer of Boca Grande Health Clinic.
Local man arrested for grand theft, burglary, damage to property
June 17, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT An island man was arrested by local deputies recently, after being charged with the burglary of a Gasparilla Island home and damage to property. According to reports issued by the Lee…