Gulf Coast baseball beats Sunlake, advances to 7A state semifinals

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NAPLES, Fla. The Gulf Coast High School baseball team beat Sunlake High School Tuesday 2-0, punching the Sharks’ first ticket to the 7A state semifinals.

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Century long championship drought ended after Island Coast High School state baseball championship

The Island Coast High School baseball team had a pep rally Friday because the champs are here! Beating Jensen Beach Wednesday ended a century-long drought. In 1922 the FHSAA first sanctioned high school baseball. Since then, no public high school in Lee County earned a state championship trophy. That ended Friday. The celebration capped off […]

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The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall. Regan says that the agency will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants, refineries, and […]

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The same type of algae that plagued our waterways, causing a water crisis last year is now devastating the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tampa Bay Area is also having problems. Mike Parsons, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University who also serves on the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force, said the microcystins found in Mississippi is […]

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Florida Gulf Coast University names Vice President for advancement

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