Blue Hole Gator Killing Trial Update

Pre-trial hearings are scheduled for March 12 and April 3, with a trial scheduled to begin on Monday, April 16, 2007. All three defendants face one felony count of poaching. If convicted, the defendants may receive a relatively harsh sentence, since the judge is reportedly tough on crime. Please attend the trial to show your support against animal cruelty or write to Judge Miller to encourage a strong sentence upon conviction. Read More>>

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Update on "Gilligan Lost"

With some relief I am happy to report the following. A couple thought to be missing at sea never left their island, the U.S. Coast Guard said today.

Friends of the couple told officials that Robert and Andrea Gilligan had left Sunday with plans to sail to Sawyer Key. Their 18-foot white boat has the name Puke written on the side. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Luis Diaz said today the couple was located less than an hour after the Coast Guard issued a news release Sunday alerting the public that a search was ongoing. ''The couple has been located,'' Diaz said. ``They were never at sea.''

And so with no lives in peril the humor of this story can be fully enjoyed. The Gilligan's are safe and still on the island, Summerland Key. The rumor that they were skinny dipping at the lagoon during the time the neighbor reported them missing has not been substantiated. It was further rumored Gilligan may have gotten lost searching for a golf ball hit out of bounds by Mr. Howell. Whatever the case, if you know the Gilligan's please let them know we are happy to know they are safe and continue to enjoy their life on the island.

You can read the Miami Herald story here, if you doubt the facts of this story. http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/31824.html

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Search for Gilligan aboard the Vessel "Puke" Continues

This is not a joke.

SUMMERLAND KEY: The Coast Guard is searching for a missing Summerland Key couple who failed to return from an afternoon out at sea. Robert and Andrea Gilligan were reported overdue, aboard their vessel "Puke", after they failed to return from a voyage Sunday afternoon.

According to their neighbor, the Gilligan's departed Summerland Key at noon and planned to sail their 18-foot vessel through the Intracoastal Waterway to Sawyer Key, Fla. The Gilligan's neighbor reported them overdue to the Coast Guard at 9 p.m Sunday night after he noticed they had not returned home. Their vessel is reportedly white, with the word "Puke" written on the side in yellow lettering.

An HH-65 "Dolphin" helicopter from Air Station Miami, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission vessel and the neighbor are currently searching the waters between Summerland Key and Sawyer Key. Anyone with information on this case please call the District Seven Command Center at (305) 415-6800.

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