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PROFILE: Betsy Fugate Joiner

Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.

To put the timeline into perspective, by the time Betsy’s father built their home in 1940, their family had been on the island for 32 years.
“When the train moved to Boca Grande, my grandfather, Jerome, Sr., was offered a job and eventually opened up his own business, Fugate’s Drug Store,” she said.
Fugate’s opened in 1916, in the same building where it operates today. A few years earlier, Jerome married Betsy’s grandmother in 1911 and in 1912, Betsy’s father was born on Banyan Street.
“My grandfather Jerome passed away in 1955, when I was pretty young, but he was a big fisherman. He was involved with the very beginning days with the tarpon fishing,” Betsy said. When he passed away, Betsy’s uncle took over the family business.

The fence goes up, the fence comes down

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

… a Walton County circuit court judge issued a lengthy ruling earlier this week regarding his rejection of a challenge to the precedent of the public’s “customary use” of dry sand beach. Judge David Green countered a development company that owns property on the Gulf of Mexico after representatives claimed that customary use violates state and federal constitutions. 

Clean water event brings a crowd to Power House

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in News.

BY SHEILA EVANS Shown above, Capt. Rhett Morris, Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades and Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater and policy director of Friends of the Everglades.                           Photos by Dusty There was no sugar coating the situation when […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GIMM event a success

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

On Saturday, March 19 the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum opened their doors to the entire community for a Maritime Expo honoring the legacy of Isabelle and Barbara (The Whidden Sisters).
These women were two of the originators of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, as it was their father’s dream, property and business that they were trying to keep alive. It is the board’s intention to continue their great legacy, preserving and maintaining our maritime history.

OBITUARY: Lowell Brockway Dana II

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.

Lowell Brockway Dana II, age 85, passed away Sunday February 27, 2022 at his home in North Muskegon, MI, surrounded by his family.   He was born in Muskegon, MI on July 12, 1936 to Lowell and Zita Dana (Vos), attended Muskegon Public Schools and graduated from Lake Forest Academy High School in Lake Forest, […]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lee County launches new resource website for resident information and transparency

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

To the Editor: Lee County today launched a new resource website to provide a wide range of information tools to residents and visitors in a single, easily accessible location. The site is available here: www.leegov.com/tools. It is part of the Lee Board of County Commissioners commitment to their strategic priorities, which include community engagement. The […]

OBITUARY: Lowell Brockway Dana II

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.

Lowell Brockway Dana II, age 85, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home in North Muskegon, Mich. surrounded by his family. He was born in Muskegon, MI on July 12, 1936 to Lowell and Zita Dana (Vos), attended Muskegon Public Schools and graduated from Lake Forest Academy High School in Lake Forest, IL. […]

OBITUARY: William David Pouncey Sr.

Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Featured News, News, Obituaries.

Mr. William David Pouncey Sr. age 74, of Pouncey Cove Blairsville, Ga. went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 from the North East Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mr. Pouncey was born on December 17, 1947 in Plant City, Fla., the son of the late Roy Ward Pouncey and the late Ruth Sprott Pouncey. David lived in Boca Grande until moving to Blairsville in 1979. He was always a laidback person who was funny and always willing to help anyone in need and never met a stranger.