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Lee schools welcome students

Monday morning, as most Lee County schools kicked off the 2025-26 school year, a line of eager students and parents snaked around Trafalgar Elementary School at 1850 S.W. 20th Avenue. Older brothers held the hands of younger sisters, and cousins greeted one another enthusiastically as – one ...

Burrowing Owl Census shows birds are thriving in Cape Coral

Growth of a most welcome sort has taken wing in Cape Coral — its burrowing owl population is way up. The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife released its Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Census for 2025 today and the news, they say, “is nothing short of remarkable.” Their effort counted 7,008 owls ...

City Manager releases at-a-glance of the FY26 Proposed Budget

Cape oral City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn has released an at-a-glance of his proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. The FY 2026 Budget, presents "a structurally balanced financial plan that prioritizes enhanced service delivery, sustainability, and continued investment in Cape ...

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Daytime lane closures at State Road 739 over the Edison Bridge

Motorists should expect daytime lane closures on northbound SR 739 over the Edison Bridge between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. beginning today, Aug. 11. Work is anticipated to last approximately two weeks. Crews will be performing maintenance work. Motorists should be cautious and expect delays when ...

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DOGE correspondence available on CapeCoral.gov

Correspondence between the city of Cape Coral and the Department of Governmental and Operational Efficiency (DOGE) is now available to the public on CapeCoral.gov. "This new online resource supports transparency and open government by providing residents and stakeholders with access to DOGE's ...

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Lee schools welcome students

Monday morning, as most Lee County schools kicked off the 2025-26 school year, a line of eager students and parents snaked around Trafalgar Elementary School at 1850 S.W. 20th Avenue. Older brothers held the hands of younger sisters, and cousins greeted one another enthusiastically as – one ...

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Mussels’ Smith II named FSL Player of the Week

FORT MYERS — Minnesota Twins 2025 17th round draft pick JP Smith II has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week by the offices of Minor League Baseball for the week of Aug. 4-10. Smith II went 11-for-23 (.478) at the plate in five games against the Clearwater Threshers. The ...

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Pine Island Eagle’s historic sign found in St. James City after Hurricane Ian

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, ...

Should city of Cape Coral impose a transportation mobility fee — a charge on new construction — to help fund road-related infrastructure?

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