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October 16, 2025
Next Tuesday, the Lee County Board of Commissioners will vote on a memorandum of understanding with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to replace the sheriff’s house at Wheeler Road which was damaged b…

October 2, 2025
In the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 27, Tanner Stewart was arrested for driving under the influence in Englewood. At around 1:15 a.m. Cpl. Schulte of Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was condu…

October 2, 2025
The theft of a jet ski in August at the Placida Boat Ramp was reported on Sept. 21.  A black 2021 Yamaha jet ski was taken from a double trailer at the boat ramp on Aug. 23, according to a C…

October 2, 2025
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, Deputy Angelo Lanni of Lee County Sheriffs Department responded to a report of trespassing in Boca Grande.  Lieutenant Andrew Sawicki had requested assistance…

October 2, 2025
An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just off Palm Island at Stump Pass on Sunday at around 4:20 p.m. Palm Island beachgoers, as well as a Jet Skier, came to the rescue of…

September 18, 2025
A proposed tax levy and budget expenditure increase for the Boca Grande Fire Control District was approved during a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 17.  The proposed total levy is $8,080,322…

September 18, 2025
Last Thursday, Sept. 11, the Boca Grande Fire Department held a push-in cemermony for its new tender and engine. There was also a prayer and moment of silence for the victims of 9/11…

September 11, 2025
The Boca Grande Fire Control District has tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy. The district operates on Gasparilla Island in both Lee and Charlotte counties.  The…

September 11, 2025
A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of domestic violence Monday night, Sept. 8 on Gulf Boulevard.  Two windows were broken, but no clear aggressor was established, according…

September 4, 2025
Lee County deputies responded to an injured pelican on the cart path last Tuesday. The bird was secured and taken to The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida in Venice. Find out more about the cente…