Island firefighters find missing kayaker
STAFF REPORT – This past weekend Boca Grande firefighters came to the rescue of a woman in a kayak who was in distress in local waters.
On Sunday, March 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Boca Grande…
Spring Break keeps local fire, EMS busy on land and on the water
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s been a busy week of ambulance calls, alarms and water rescues for the Boca Grande Fire Department, but one of the most admirable rescues that took place didn’t even happen on…
POLICE BEAT: Woman injured after fall from golf cart
STAFF REPORT – In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 14 a woman was seriously injured after falling off the back of a golf cart and 5th Street and Gilchrist Avenue.
According to the report pro…
Fire, drowning occur on surrounding barrier islands this week
STAFF REPORT- In off-island news last week, a tragic accident claimed the life of a young man on Friday, and a fire on Saturday left a duplex with serious damage.
Island resident creates chalk mural, sheriff’s deputy hoses it down
STAFF REPORT- A chalk mural down the length of Banyan Street became a bone of contention on Sunday morning, Aug. 30. The mural, painted in water and chalk, said “Black lives matter” in multi-colored…
New island communications tower will enhance island safety, slated for new location
BY C.W. BLOSSER AND BEN ABES- Providing for the safety and welfare is an essential focus of local government. Lee County’s Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Lee County Sheriff’s Of…
Body found on beach at Stump Pass, graffiti investigated on island
STAFF REPORT – The death of a man whose body was found at the water’s edge in Stump Pass Park in Englewood on Friday, July 31 has been ruled as a suicide. The call came in around 12:19 p.m. on Friday…
Three months, 200 parking citations: Most issued post-COVID beach sundown
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- After a nice day in the sun, no one wants to get back to their car to see a little paper slip flapping under the wipers. It’s that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that c…
Everything’s squeaky clean at the Boca Grande Fire Department
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER, BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT – On Monday April 6 the Boca Grande Fire Department building and apparatus were decontaminated in an effort to keep the building and the Firefighter…