

In recognition of June as Pet Preparedness and Microchip Your Pet Month, Lee County Domestic Animal Services is offering free microchipping to help ensure pets are safe and easily identifiable during hurricane season. Now through July 3, pet owners can receive this no-cost service from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Lee County Domestic Animal Services, 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers. No appointments are necessary. Visit www.leelostpets.com or call 239-533-7387 for more information. Owners must bring dogs on non-retractable leashes and cats in hard-sided carriers. In addition, Animal Services will host a special microchip event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, June 28, ...
The Cape Coral City Council will vote on a resolution to increase irrigation service rates by almost $4, which would commence Oct. 1, 2025. According to backup material, on Oct. 16, 2024, City Council purchased 1,202 acres of vacant land with a reservoir in Charlotte County for $38 million. The closing day is scheduled for May 21, 2025, following due diligence on the property. This land purchase was not included in the calendar year 2024 rate plan that went into effect Oct. 1, 2024. “This acquisition would require a rate adjustment to support the purchase,” according to city documents. “Staff recommended a change to the irrigation rate from $9.50 to $13.40 with charges to ...
The Cape Coral City Council will vote on a resolution that would allow the mayor to approve expenses up to $1,000 for council member travel. Resolution 103-25, if approved, will amend Resolution 60-06, which is for the “establishment of a uniform procedure for the payment of actual and necessary travel,” which is reimbursable to the mayor and City Council members. The item is on the council’s consent agenda and consent agenda items do not need to be pulled for discussion to be passed. According to the resolution, if the mayor and council members attend an event outside of “the jurisdictional boundaries of the city, he or she shall submit a statement identifying the ...
A Cape Coral man was found guilty as charged in a burglary and exposure case following a one-day trial in Lee County. Daulton James Reiter, 30, was found guilty of burglary of a dwelling, unlawful exposure of sexual organs and resisting without violence by a jury Monday. The crime ...
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted today to award a contract for the next phase of repairs to the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp, which includes the repair of three boat docks, a fish cleaning station, landscaping and more. The ramp has been closed since Hurricane Ian while being used as a staging area for the Florida Department of Transportation’s Sanibel Causeway Emergency Restoration project. The first phase of the project, including underground utility site work, was approved by the board on March 4. The next phase will begin once FDOT completes the pavement operations in the area. The $906,000 contract with marine contractor Sully’s LLC also includes a shade structure over ...
Island Coast High School held graduation for the Class of 2025 at Suncoast Area at FSW on May 17. All photos by Mark ...
Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, vice chair of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and resident of Southwest Florida’s Congressional District 19, has been invited to the White House by President Donald J. Trump to share in the celebration honoring the University of ...
A deceased alligator missing a head and tail was found floating in a Cape Coral canal on Thursday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the report of the lifeless alligator which was apparently the victim of either an illegal poaching or an illegal harvesting. In ...
Cape Coral City Council will discuss options to replace preservation land at Yellow Fever Creek the city plans to use for utility infrastructure. Wednesday's presentation focuses on two basic options – buying land or earmarking properties the city already owns for preservation. Options ...
Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens has announced the success of its 7th Annual Aiming for Ability Clay Shooting Tournament, held Friday, May 2, at Sarasota Trap Skeet & Clays in Nokomis. This year’s event raised $47,000 in support of LARC’s mission to empower individuals with ...
The Pine Island Eagle is grateful to a Good Samaritan from St. James City who found, and stored, the paper’s historic sign lost in Hurricane Ian after the Category 4 storm made landfall on Cayo Costa on Sept. 28, 2022. Jan Robertson said the storm had blown it into a neighbor’s yard and, ...