The Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District will be holding controlled burn exercises this week on Miramar Street. The controlled fires, which started Tuesday, will continue this morning through Friday. The controlled fires, and fire department training will last from 8 a.m. to noon each ...
Lee County Department of Transportation has started repairs on Estero Boulevard from Estrellita Drive to Crescent Street. The repairs will include the replacement of pervious paver drainage facilities that residents hope may improve conditions after rain events. The project also includes ...
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council moved forward with an ordinance which would ban most smoking on beaches and parks in the Town of Fort Myers Beach. Lee County passed a similar resolution last year which covers county-owned beaches and parks, which includes Bowditch Point Regional Park, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved ...
Cadets across the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs within the School District of Lee County came together to make a powerful impact in the fight against hunger in Southwest Florida. Through a coordinated food drive spanning 16 schools, JROTC students collected an ...
A fatal crash on Interstate 75 on Friday resulted in three deaths, including two children. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash took place just before 6 p.m. on Friday near the Bayshore exit in Charlotte County at Mile Marker 153. FHP officials said a Jeep Wrangler was ...
Each year, school choice enrollment season invites families to pause and ask an important question: What kind of education will best serve my child? In Lee County, where public school enrollment for student assignment programs runs from Jan. 20 through Feb. 27, families are once again ...
For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...