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Gasparilla Island Water Authority continues operations through Hurricane Helene

September 25, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Island’s Water Authority will continue normal operations through Hurricane Helene as it passes by Gasparilla Island. There will be no interruptions in service. According to Ronald Bolton,...

Boca Grande Fire Department message to Gasparilla Island

September 25, 2024
Staff Report
News

In preparation for the expected arrival of Hurricane Helene, the Boca Grande Fire Department and Chief C.W. Blosser asks residents to monitor, plan and prepare. In an effort to answer the most...

Watching for PTC 9, perhaps soon to be Helene

September 24, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

The storm PTC 9, expected to be named Helene, will pass through the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday and Thursday. The storm is a large area, and even if not in the cone, expect high winds and higher...

Lee County issues links, warnings and steps for possible hurricane weather

September 23, 2024
Garland Pollard
News

Lee County Emergency Management is actively monitoring the tropics and working closely with state and federal partners, including the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the National Weather...

Letters: Parking kiosks or meters would destroy character

To the Editor: I was horrified to read of a proposal to put up parking meters or some sort of paid parking system in downtown Boca Grande. Parking meters, and even parking apps and kiosks, of...

We were once among America’s greatest fisheries

September 19, 2024
VAN HUBBARD
Columns, Sports & Outdoors

Please consider that water quality issues have reduced fish stocks, and the significant influx of residents and visitors has reduced water quality. Businesses are eager to grab all this...

Questions before a possible October surprise

September 19, 2024
Garland Pollard
Editorial, News

Wednesday, the Lee County Board of Commissioners again revisited the issue of Boca Grande parking. When the much discussed “plan” will be presented is unclear, but the Board has meetings on Oct. 2...

Of 83 eggs, 36 had hatched. The day was looking up: Turtle Watch

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Only 17 nests remain as of September 14! Of those, 14 are loggerhead and three are green turtle nests. Since September 8, we have seen eight nests either hatch...

Lighthouse United Methodist begins youth programs

September 19, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Education, News

The Lighthouse United Methodist Church WAG Club started up again for the school year on Monday, Sept. 16. WAG, which stands for Wiggly Afternoon Games, is a free after-school program for students...

North Port embraces conservation, protection of Warm Mineral Springs

‘It is one of the most remarkable things in the state of Florida, and perhaps the North American Continent. It should studied in great detail. They are remarkable pieces of the ecology to study on...