Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Dean M. Laux, 91, accomplished Army intelligence officer, publisher, editor, and community volunteer, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Born Oct. 26, 1932 in Evanston, IL, Dean spent his early years in Dalton, MA, later graduating from Amherst College with a degree in psychology. Drafted soon after college in 1954, Dean went through basic training at […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, April 2 to authorize a firm to provide design services to increase the capacity of the parking lot and renovate the interior of a building at the Lavender’s Landing boat ramp, 7290 Barrancas Ave. N.W., Bokeelia. The parking lot redesign will increase the number of available parking […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Charlotte County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board replaced their regular meeting with a tour of a few of the west county parks on Tuesday, April 2. “People have lived here for years and don’t even know this is here,” said Charlotte County Public Relations Manager Breanna Benevenga, as the group toured one of […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Hank Irvine has recently returned home from the International Tennis Federation’s World Masters Team Tennis Championship with a silver medal. He plays as a member of the Zimbabwe team, which came in second place in the games for those 65 and older. Irvine plays in the “80s” team category, and his team managed to beat […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Savings remain in Charlotte Lee County homeowners could face a 25 percent increase in their already increased flood insurance premiums next year if a Federal Emergency Management Agency discount disappears this fall. “The discount could be $200 to a couple of thousand,” said Nat Italiano of Italiano Insurance Services of Boca Grande and Tampa. Lee […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Profiles.
There’s a fellow at Sea Oats who has the mind of a scientist and the heart of an artist. Dr. John McCall is an interesting mix, with a humble sense of humor that belies his multiple degrees and accomplishments. John and his wife Havala moved to Sea Oats in 2004, after a long-time friend insisted […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I have been reluctant to participate in your newspaper’s reporting in the past because I did not feel that the coverage was fair or accurate. However, considering your most recent article of March 28 regarding Gasparilla Mobile Estates, I cannot continue to ignore the false reporting that has been repeated in so […]
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the community of Boca Grande for their support of our remarkably successful season. Our mission is to Entertain, Educate, and Engage our audiences, actors, and the community at large. This season we sold out virtually all our […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News.
We appreciate the many personal visits from residents coming by to pick up their 4-Digit Phone Book. We have a standard ritual for it, namely we check to see if the listing is correct, we give each listed person one copy, and we ask if they need to purchase extra copies, which are a bargain […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of snook have moved into the back country! The last two weeks have been great fishing around Boca Grande, even in the high wind conditions. We are seeing lots of snook show up in the shallow waters and are catching them on live bait. Along with the snook, the redfish […]