Some briefs as they come in to the Boca Beacon, from county sources and the Boca Grande Fire Department. Lee County and ...

Today on Gasparilla Island, everyone is buttoning up and preparing, and the streets are getting quieter. According to Ron ...

It started as a quiet Sunday here in Boca Grande, clear but overcast. By mid-day, it is now rainy, and we are still three ...

BY CHRISTINE OLIVER, HEAD OF SCHOOL Students’ first day back to school is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO The Boca Grande Health Clinic is operational with a small team onsite and physicians on call for urgent ...

Lee County Solid Waste will be back on Boca Grande shortly after daybreak Monday, even though rain is forecast. Messaging ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, local fire departments, including the Boca Grande Fire Department, are responding to ...

BY WENDY FREEMAN, BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB The interior of our building at the Community Center took in a lot of water and ...

After Hurricane Helene, family and friends came and picked up Capt. William ‘Dumplin’ Wheeler in a jon boat. Here, he ...

BY LARRY HANNAH In order to aid island businesses, The Boca Grande Disaster Committee is back in action to help with the ...

As Gasparilla Island dried out from Hurricane Helene, staff from the Gasparilla Island Water Authority continued to pump ...

The Lee rescue crew The Lee County Department of Transportation has worked tirelessly to alleviate Boca Grande’s flooded ...