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Lee County Clerk and Comptroller's Office Inspector General partners with School District of Lee County

The Lee County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office and the School District of Lee County have announced a new partnership designed to strengthen trust, enhance transparency, and protect taxpayer dollars.   Beginning Nov, 24, the Clerk’s Inspector General started accepting tips for suspected fraud, waste, and abuse claims directed against the Lee County School District. Investigations, when conducted, will be at no cost to the taxpayer or the School District.   The Inspector General is a department within the Clerk’s office that conducts internal audits and fraud, waste and abuse investigations of the operations and financial records of Lee County government agencies, ...

County offers Black Friday ticket deal for Ag Expo

Discounted Southwest Florida Ag Expo tickets will go on sale on Black Friday, giving attendees a great deal for admission and unlimited mechanical rides for one day. Miriam Dotson, Southwest Florida Ag Expo spokesperson, said they held the MEGAPASS ticket sale before the expo kicked off and ...

Town expands residential parking pass program

The Town of Fort Myers Beach has expanded its residential parking program for residents. The new program allows residents to obtain year-round parking stickers for $50, which will allow Fort Myers Beach citizens to park in any town-operated parking spaces for free by showing their parking ...

Photo gallery: American Sand Sculpture Championship returns to Fort Myers Beach

Dolphins, a lion, two monkeys, sand castles, a sea monster and images from a far-away world of imagination grew out of the sand behind the DiamondHead Beach Resort like works of magic from their sculptors this weekend on Fort Myers Beach. The American Sand Sculpting Championship reignited ...

SWFL News

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BusPatrol cameras: One week, 1,100 illegal passes

The first week BusPatrol cameras went live on the School District of Lee County buses, more than 1,100 illegal passes were captured during the warning period. District Spokesperson Rob Spicker said 261 of the more than 1,100 illegal passes that were captured, have been verified by the Lee ...

County offers Black Friday ticket deal for Ag Expo

Discounted Southwest Florida Ag Expo tickets will go on sale on Black Friday, giving attendees a great deal for admission and unlimited mechanical rides for one day. Miriam Dotson, Southwest Florida Ag Expo spokesperson, said they held the MEGAPASS ticket sale before the expo kicked off and ...

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Cochran announces bid for vacant District 5 county commissioner seat

Amanda Cochran, who lost a competitive primary bid last year for the District 5 seat on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners held by the late Mike Greenwell, has filed to run in the August Republican primary for the vacant seat. A special general election will take place among Lee ...

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Total disregard for Fort Myers Beach community is unacceptable

As the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council prepares for a mediation session with the administration of the School District of Lee County on Wednesday, we wanted to be optimistic this would lead to the reopening of the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School since it flooded during Hurricane Milton ...

Do you support the proposal from Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers to turn Fort Myers Beach Elementary School into a charter school?

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