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The Sunday Next Before Easter

March 26, 2026
Garland Pollard
Editorial

The “noise” of our everyday lives is relentless, and it is particularly problematic in recent years. Restaurants not only have multiple TVs, but our houses, and indeed our persons, are so...

State Parks planning process

March 20, 2026
Staff Report
News

The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning on Friday, March 6 released new management plans for Gasparilla Island State Park, Cayo Costa,...

Turtle Association needs help with funding, mule parking

BY THE BGSTA The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association is sending out this SOS, in desperate need of local residents’ help in two areas: a place to keep our UTV during nesting season and financial...

John William ‘Tater’ Spinks, 1947-2026

March 19, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

On New Year’s Day, 1947, Lillian and Roy Spinks welcomed their 5th child, a boy named John William, nicknamed by his older siblings as “Tater,” and that name stuck with him his whole life. Born...

Hildegard Werner Messenbaugh, 1940-2026

March 19, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Dr. Hildegard Werner Messenbaugh – beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and pioneering adolescent psychiatrist – passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on January 10, 2026, surrounded...

Florida sheriffs propose structured path for non-criminal, undocumented immigrants

During a Monday, March 16 Florida State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting held on Microsoft Teams, Republican sheriffs pushed back on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts toward...

Anton ‘Tony’ Wottreng 1932-2026

March 19, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Anton “Tony” Wottreng beloved husband of the late Marianne Wottreng (nee Lesch). Loving father of Anton “Tony” Wottreng and Monika (John) Martini. Devoted grandfather of Michelle (David)...