Just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis touched down at Fort Myers High School to rail against teachers unions with Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas, the Florida Education Association sued Kamoutsas and the Florida State Board of Education for failing to adequately fund the ...
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted today to approve a project authorization to add safety improvements to a stretch of Burnt Store Road from Delilah Drive north about five miles to Vincent Avenue. The improvements include: • Four-foot-wide paved shoulders on both sides of the ...
With family-raising season in the review, Southwest Florida's most famous eagle nest is empty once again. After nearly four months of nurturing from its parents, this year’s Southwest Florida Eagle cam star, E26, has flown from the nest on Bayshore Road to start its life as a free-flying ...
Tree removal is under way along Cape Coral Parkway today. Joshua Tree Inc., subcontracted by Back Bay Construction, is removing 33 southern live oak trees along the parkway as part of an ongoing public safety and infrastructure improvement initiative. The large-scale removal was set to ...
The city of Cape Coral was notified Tuesday that Southeast 47th Terrace is currently closed near the LCEC substation at the corner of Southeast 8th Court and Southeast 47th Terrace, near Coronado Parkway. The closure is due to ongoing work by LCEC subcontractor crews, who are digging a ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the appointment of Jenna Persons-Mulicka as Lee County Supervisor of Elections. Persons-Mulicka, a Republican, is currently elected to the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 78. In addition to her service in the Florida House, ...
DUNEDIN, Fla. - JP Smith II homered and drove in three runs as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays by a final of 6-4 Wednesday Night at TD Ballpark. Trailing 1-0 with one out in the fourth inning, Smith shot an opposite field home run into the Blue Jays (15-25) bullpen ...
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 ...