Efforts to cut staff in the School District of Lee County will negatively impact schools, parents, students, staffmembers and their families told the school board on Tuesday night in an emotionally-charged meeting. Much of public input at the board’s Tuesday meeting revolved around what the ...
Oasis Charter Schools will address enrollment as the best route to go to stay within its budget while accommodating a total of 950 students — the max — at the high school. At the end of Growth and Expansion Core Group Report Tuesday, Superintendent Jacquelin Collins said controlling the ...
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows: Solid Waste • All garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, the City of Bonita Springs, ...
A Cape Coral Rowing Club's Women's Pair took home the silver at Regionals this past weekend. Brooke Bunch and Sofia Mayus, who won the Florida State Championship in this event two weeks ago, will now move on to race in youth rowing's biggest event — the USRowing's Youth National ...
In the wake of a jury verdict finding Thomas Roy Stein guilty of first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Cape girl during an attempted robbery, Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore said justice was served. "Last night, in the murder trial of Kayla Rincon-Miller, ...
The message was clear during a press conference Friday afternoon – the School District of Lee County will no longer overspend and will become fiscally responsible. Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin said although the district has lost student enrollment, the majority of dollars they must cut ...
Thursday SOFTBALL Region 2A-3 Championship Calvary Christian 5, Bishop Verot 4: A 4-0 lead slipped away from the Vikings (20-8) as Calvary Christian (22-4) advanced to the Class 2A FHSAA Final Four. Ashley Blexrud had two hits and an RBI for Bishop Verot, and Paige Bettermann also drove in ...
Lee County Legal Aid Society will host its next free legal clinic for seniors on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Attorneys from the Legal Aid Society will host Law at Beacon of Hope, sponsored by the AARP Foundation, for area seniors in need of no-cost, limited legal advice in civil cases, including issues ...