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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pet friendly shelter information and more

To the Editor: Don’t leave your pets, and don’t use your pet as an excuse not to evacuate. Don’t put yourself, your family and your pet at risk! You are responsible for planning for your...

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Don’t mind the drones … they’re just here checking the ‘power lines’

September 16, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you hear a buzzing in your ear in the next few days, it may not be a mosquito or a bee … it could very well be a drone. And while drones to make many people uneasy, these drones are from...

Gasparilla Island/Cayo Costa sea turtle numbers

September 16, 2022
Staff Report
News

Celebration of Life for Sam Dixon

September 16, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Sam Dixon’s Celebration of Life will be held at Eldred’s Marina on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Anyone who would like to attend is welcome. Please bring your favorite covered dish and a good Sam...

OBITUARY: Fayma Childs

September 16, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Fayma A. Childs, 83, of Burnsville, N.C. passed away on August 27, 2022. A private family service will be held at Lighthouse United Methodist Church on Boca Grande. Fayma was born in Rural...

OBITUARY: Anne H. Wallace

September 16, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Anne H. Wallace of Chestnut Hill, Yarmouth, Maine and Boca Grande died peacefully on August 21, 2022, at the age of 92. She is survived by her husband, Monte, to whom she was married for 69 years;...

September 8, 2022
Staff Report
News

Boca Grande businessman Pearce Presnell took this photo from his back lanai on Wednesday night, as a wildfire raged just on the other side of Coral Creek, not too far off island. Pearce said the...