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Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announces opening of scholarship applications

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announced it has opened the scholarship application period for local students. The deadline to apply is March 1. Individuals who live on Fort Myers Beach, or whose parent or guardian lives or works on Fort Myers Beach, are eligible to apply. The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation awards several scholarships each year to support post-high school education, including an endowed scholarship at Florida SouthWestern State College. The organization encourages and support individuals pursuing further education through a variety of pathways, including FSW, trade or technical schools, certificate programs, GED programs, and other educational ...

Twins to hold open house and health fair

With spring training officially underway in Fort Myers and pitchers and catchers reporting, the Minnesota Twins, in partnership with Lee Health, today announced details for the club’s Open House and Health Fair, set to begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, February 16 at Lee Health Sports ...

Spring training camps opening this week for Red Sox, Twins in Fort Myers

Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins pitchers and catchers begin reporting to their Fort Myers spring training camps this week, as preparations for another season of Major League Baseball get underway across Florida. Fort Myers has the distinction of being the only city in the state with ...

SWFL News

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Dog Day at JetBlue Park hosted by Red Sox, Gulf Coast Humane Society

Gulf Coast Humane Society is teaming up with the Boston Red Sox for a paw-some day at JetBlue Park. The event within the game is called Dog Day — and Dog Day is all about baseball, sunshine, and wagging tails. Game time is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Whether you come for the game, the ...

Lee County reminds residents to conserve water, limit fertilizer use

Severe drought is impacting nearly all of Lee County, causing grass to change from lush green to dry and brown. From Charlotte to Collier counties, dry weather ranges from moderate to severe. The National Weather Service reported that 2025 was the sixth-driest year on record in Fort Myers, and ...

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Ave Maria measles case count nears 60

Cases continue to climb in a "very serious" measles outbreak in Collier County. Since the semester began the second week of January, more than 50 cases of the highly-contagious virus have been reported on the campus of Ave Maria University. According to the university, as of Feb. 11 at 9 ...

Local Columns

Why charter schools matter for parent choice

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 ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Oh, when will they ever learn

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 ...

Do you think the new Big Carlos Pass Bridge is better so far than the old bridge?

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