A car accident at Gasparilla Road and 13th Street had no injuries, though Lee County EMS was called out as a precaution. Please drive carefully and slowly in the New Year. …
Monday Dec. 15, Deputy Angelo Lanni of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded to an island man who had found fraudulent activity during a review of his credit reports.
The man found that som…
From left to right: Sarah Cislo with Chief C.W. Blosser. Cislo successfully completed her rigorous 12 month training and testing program and is now recognized as a 1st Class Firefighter; Erik Fatica…
The Coast Guard suspended the weekend search for two missing boaters at sunset Monday, pending the development of new information. Missing are 57-year-old Randall Spivey and 33-year-old Brandon Bill…
Last Saturday, Dec. 13, Lee County Deputy Angelo Lanni responded to The Gasparilla Inn in regards to a stolen and damaged golf cart.
A Gasparilla Inn manager told Deputy Lanni that staff had fou…
At the December 16, 2025, Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Workshop meeting, Sheriff Bill Prummell’s office presented a proposed county-wide ordinance regarding the use of e-bikes. Whi…
Federal agencies say that they have not had action on island
Editor’s Note: Updated 12-18-2025 from print edition to add quote from CCSO.
There have been rumors of an Immigration and Customs E…
Lee County Sheriff’s Office enforcement is still in “reasonable discretion” mode for Boca Grande parking across Gasparilla Island during Christmas break, as most island residents do not have parking…
Captain Derek Kemerer has completed the process that awards the professional designation of Fire Officer. The Commission on Professional Credentialing met on Dec. 4, 2025, to confer the designation…
The Englewood Fire Department invites the community to its Firehouse Pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Station 71, 599 S. Indiana Ave. Everyone is invited…
