


Students will return to school Monday morning as the School District of Lee County continues to move closer to its goal of zero teacher vacancies — only 45 teacher spots remained as of Wednesday. “We are really excited. This time last year we were down 235 teachers. Hot off the press, two ...
A volunteer group dedicated to education and providing data to the city regarding clean water is marking 30 years and looking for additional guardians. The city of Cape Coral is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Canalwatch Volunteer Program and is inviting community-minded citizens to ...
Cape Coral City Council approved a more than $1 million amendment to a contract for additional services for the design of neighborhood and community parks, which will include a pad-ready site at Lake Meade Park. Design and Construction Manager Bill Corbett said each neighborhood park had ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Cape Coral Police Department has a new K9 Unit recruit — a specially trained bloodhound named “Roo” whose sole mission is to help locate missing and endangered individuals and safely reunite them with their loved ones. "The 18-month-old bloodhound, who arrived at CCPD two months ...
FORT MYERS — The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels lost their fourth consecutive game and third straight to the Clearwater Threshers, falling by a 7-6 final at Hammond Stadium Thursday night. Leading off the second inning, Fort Myers’ (46-57, 18-21) JP Smith II pounded a double to ...
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, ...