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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Red grouper recreational harvest to close in Gulf on August 30

To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is closing the recreational harvest of red grouper in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico, excluding waters of Monroe County,...

EDITORIAL: Gasparilla Mobile Estates residents still struggling with storm damage

August 25, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

It has been more than seven months since the morning of January 16, when an F1 tornado swept the bottom of Cape Haze Peninsula, damaging more than two dozen mobile homes in Gasparilla Island Estates....

Memories of Eldred’s by Tim Dixon: Part III

BY TIM DIXON This is the third and final part of Tim Dixon’s memories of growing up on the Cape Haze Peninsula and, more specifically, at Eldred’s Marina. We thank him very much for allowing us...

OBITUARY: DOTTY GIBSON

August 19, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Dorothy S. Gibson, of Frostproof, passed away on August 14, 2022, in her home surrounded by family. Dotty was born on December 1, 1929 in Deland to Albert A. Sullivan (deceased) and Edith Carter Sullivan...

OBITUARY: Sam Dixon

August 18, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Samuel A. Dixon, of Englewood, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, with his family by his side. Sam was born in Richmond, Va., on September 30, 1963 to James O. Dixon (deceased) and Marian C. Dixon....

Memories of Eldred’s Marina, Part II, Building Barges

BY TIM DIXON This is the second part of Tim Dixon’s memories of growing up on the Cape Haze Peninsula and, more specifically, at Eldred’s Marina. Part III will be coming next week. It will be the...

OBITUARY: Richard D. Simonds

August 11, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Richard D. Simonds passed away on July 31, 2022 at the age of 86 after a long and wonderful life. He was born on May 12, 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, attended New Trier High School and Yale University,...

OBITUARY: The woman who loved the water … Bonnie Kay Pringle

August 5, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

1964 – 2022 Bonnie Kay Pringle, 58, died on Sunday, July 31 at home in Rotonda. She was born in Punta a on May 8, 1964 to June (Reynolds) and Merril “Buddy” Fulton.Bonnie grew up in Placida,...

Memories of Eldred’s Marina by Tim Dixon, Part 1

While the memories of one man can be quite different than those of another whose experiences were exactly the same, Tim Dixon wants to make sure that the history of his family’s relationship with Eldred’s...

OBITUARY: John Henry Eckenroad

August 5, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

John Henry Eckenroad, III, 78, of Boca Grande, Florida passed away surrounded by his family on July 24, 2022.Born on August 14, 1943, John spent the first years of his life in Clarendon Hills, Illinois...