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 days out from Hurricane Milton. The rain is not Milton, but it does feel ...

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

Charlotte County will open a debris drop-off site at Eldred’s Marina, 6301 Boca Grande Causeway beginning Saturday, Oct. 5.

While there was significant damage to The Gasparilla Inn during Hurricane Helene, President and General Manager Brent Cross ...

Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will not only be a Presidential election, but it will have a large number of state, federal ...

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

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

Hurricane Helene brought the second highest water levels to Southwest Florida in 60 years (after Hurricane Ian). Below is an ...