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It’s time to clap, cheer and wave to all the 2022 Island School graduates!

On Friday, May 27 graduates from The Island School and their families will make their annual trek around the town in a celebratory fashion, to honor their achievements and wish them well as they head...

I’ll bet you didn’t expect to see THIS in a gopher tortoise hole

March 25, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

Those of us who spend a lot of time on Gasparilla Island are used to the term “invasive species” when it comes to certain anoles, lizards, fish and, of course, iguanas. But on Wednesday, March 16 that...

The phone books are here! The phone books are here!

March 25, 2022
Staff Report
News

The 2022 phone books will be available for pickup today, Friday, March 25 from noon to 2 p.m., as well as Monday, March 28 from noon to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, March 30 from noon to 2 p.m. Pickup will...

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

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...

Boots is coming back to the post office … and she’s bringing beads

BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Decision made: After two years of not selling beads down by the Boca Grande Post office, I am coming back! Look for me, weather permitting, on Friday, March 11 a.m. (Thursday if...

OBITUARY: William David Pouncey Sr.

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....

Medicare Scams Have Arrived in Boca Grande

Scams are nothing new, from emails to send donations to Ethiopian princes, to fake calls from a family member in peril, nearly one in six Americans have lost money to a phone scam in the last 12 months,...

Friends of renowned island artist Patti Middleton donate her last painting to TIS

February 3, 2022
Guest Columnist
News

SPECIAL TO THE BOCA BEACON BY TIMOTHY WRIGHT Friends from decades past, I came to regard Patti Middleton as the true artistic nature muse of our coast. Her passing in May of last year seemed emblematic...

OBITUARY: Richard Myers D.D.S.

January 28, 2022
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Richard B. “Dick” Myers D.D.S. passed away early Sunday, January 16, 2022, in Boca Grande. He was 86 years old. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Janet Raymond Myers and his two daughters, Krista...

Historic Preservation Board has further discussion on potential code enforcement exemptions for downtown area

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board had a discussion regarding the code enforcement complaints that occurred in the last few months at their meeting on Wednesday,...

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