Tag: No_Paywall

Lee County announces timeline for dog park, says tennis court status still up in the air

Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton confirmed this week that the Wheeler Road dog park construction is set to begin in June and will take five months to complete. The park will include...

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...

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,...

Grand opening of The Tide planned for next week

October 4, 2019
Staff Report
News

By SUE ERWINThere’s a new shop in town, and you’ll be surprised at the unique island items available there, just in time for the holiday season. The Tide gift shop located in the Old Theatre building...