The School District of Lee County approved the Teachers Association of Lee County contract Tuesday night, which officials say will further enhance teacher retention due to an up-to-7% raise. “I’m excited to keep supporting these teachers,” Board member Sam Fisher said. “Some of this ...
A single-family component and mobile food vendor uses are among the proposed changes to the Seven Islands Master Plan. Principal Planner Chad Boyko told the Cape Coral City Council Wednesday that the city-initiated land development code is for the mixed-use Seven Islands zoning district, ...
A Philadelphia man was given three life sentences after being convicted of three counts of robbery with a firearm, which included a slot machine arcade in Cape Coral. Jwyanza Quadaar Chito, 38, was sentenced Thursday after a jury returned a guilty verdict following a three-day trial in Lee ...
The community has the opportunity to receive a free filling, extraction or teeth cleaning during the Smiles for the Community’s fourth annual Free Dental Care Day in Fort Myers. The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 15, at Lee Dental Care, 3436 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers with ...
The School District of Lee County launched a new safety initiative Thursday targeting drivers who fail to stop for school buses. The new safety initiative, through a partnership with Bus Patrol, will capture video evidence of drivers illegally passing a stopped school bus. The Lee County ...
The city of Cape Coral’s effort to raise $500,000 to install the state’s tallest flagpole to celebrate America’s 250th birthday next July began Thursday. Cape Coral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn announced the kick-off of the city’s Raise the Flag campaign to buy and install a ...
Thursday BOYS SOCCER Oasis 1, Cape Coral 1 (draw): Blaine Bollinger scored for Oasis (2-0-1) on an assist by TJ Poland. Cape (0-0-2) played to its second 1-1 tie. Mariner 6, Cypress Lake 0: The Tritons (2-0) spread the scoring around, with Justin Medero, Gabriel Garcia, Jeovani Castro, ...
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, ...