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Naming suggestions needed for two new county schools

The School District of Lee County is launching the naming process for two new schools. Suggestions are currently being accepted for a new high school in Alva and a new elementary school in Lehigh Acres. Both schools are supported by the half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2018 and help to alleviate overcrowding in East Region schools. High School NNN is located at 21700 Tuckahoe Road in Alva. The campus will open in August 2027 with a capacity of 2,000 students. It will offer unique opportunities for students to prepare for careers in agriculture with academies in Agri-Technology and Animal Husbandry. The School Board of Lee County approved a Total Project Cost of $168 million ...

School district, union reach accord

Support personnel working for the School District of Lee County will get a bump in pay and some enhanced benefits. The School Board on Tuesday approved the Support Personnel Association of Lee County collective bargaining agreement for fiscal years 2026, 2027 and 2028 with the bargaining unit ...

Foster Village SWFL to open Cape Coral HUB

A Southwest Florida non-profit dedicated to supporting foster families and foster children is expanding into Cape Coral.  Foster Village SWFL, which aims to equip, connect, and advocate, is marking the opening of its new Cape Coral HUB on Oct. 18. The new location is the organization’s ...

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Intermittent lane closures Tuesday on Little Pine Island Bridge

MATLACHA, Fla. – Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures across the Little Pine Island Bridge Tuesday, Oct. 14, during daytime hours to allow crews to accept deliveries of concrete deck slabs to the worksite. The deliveries will start as early as 8 a.m. and will continue until all ...

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Cape Coral Yacht Club cost estimated at $225 million

The price of the city's plans to build a resort-style destination at the Yacht Club park is estimated at $225 million. At that price, the estimated average annual debt service would be $14,218,742 with the city to carry the cost of that debt service for three to four years at an estimated cost ...

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Prep Schedule 10-13/10-18

Monday, 10-13 VOLLEYBALL District 6A-12 Immokalee at Gateway East Lee County at Palmetto Ridge District 5A-12 Mariner at North Fort Myers Cape Coral at Bradenton Southeast District 4A-13 Island Coast at Estero Cypress Lake at LaBelle Bonita Springs at Barron Collier Lely ...

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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, ...

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