May 17, 2013 A $10.5 million beach renourishment project along 3.1 miles of southern Gasparilla Island has been fast-tracked to address erosion caused by Tropical Storm Debby last summer. more »»

May 17, 2013 The Lee County Clerks of Courts Recording Office will be accepting marriage licenses and passport applications Saturday, May 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. more »»

March 28, 2013 Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday proposed a plan intended to stop organized retail theft, which costs consumers higher prices as a result of businesses’ losses. more »»

March 19, 2013 March 28-31: OLM Holy Week Father Jerome Carosella of Our Lady of Mercy Church on Boca Grande set the following worship schedule for Holy Week: • Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 5 p.m. more »»

March 4, 2013 Vincent C. Scialo, 92, died Feb. 16, and two days later his 95-year-old wife, Helen Scialo, passed away, too. He was born Oct. 7, 1920, in New York. She was born Feb. 8, 1918, in New York. more »»

October 30, 2009 Army National Guard Pfc. Montana Howarth has graduated from nine weeks of basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. more »»

June 3, 2010 Boca Grande has implemented a disaster plan to evacuate the community in case of emergency. more »»