The Boca Grande Fire Department and island Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to several calls this past week, included one of a missing woman who was found, and an agency assist to loca…
On Saturday, Jan. 21 at approximately 7:46 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to the 500 block of Gulf Boulevard for a golf cart on fire, fully engulfed.
It took some time, but firefi…
The Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, has announced that the last day to donate to the fund will be January 31.
While the ex…
On the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 4 at approximately 8:25 a.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department got a call that no one wants to get – a gunshot wound victim on the beach at Range Light Beach on Gulf…
The actions of one local man erratically driving drunk last Friday, Dec. 9, could have had a much worse outcome than it did.
According to witnesses, that day at approximately 7:30 a.m. Timmie Ca…
If you want to kick a man when he’s down, wait for a hurricane to hit, then take his giant fish.
This actually happened, but not to a man as much as to a marina. Boca Grande Marina, to be specifi…
Three victims from a plane that crashed in the Gulf off the Venice coast this past weekend have been identified, but one of the bodies is still missing. The three St. Petersburg residents flew from…
Congratulations are in order for several local first responders as they have recently been promoted.
Jeff Knowles will be promoted from Firefighter Paramedic / Shift Supervisor to Lieutenant. Ac…
Illegal dumping is a very real problem everywhere right now, even on Gasparilla Island, and our local law enforcement officers have been actively and aggressively pursuing those who try to get away…
A boat theft from a Gasparilla Island residence turned into a police chase through two counties on Saturday, July 16. The boat was recovered with minor damage and the subject was arrested. Tristan E…
