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New school year begins Monday

More than 100,000 students will walk through the doors of their school Monday morning, starting another school year — a year into which the district staff has put a tremendous amount of preparation. “We just so greatly take pride in trying to support their child every single day,” ...

Cape Coral continues discussion on FY ’25 budget

Cape Coral officials continue to hone the city budget for next year with a document reflecting the City Council approved 5.2188 “half back” millage rate to come to the table. The half-back rate is lower than the 5.3126 mills proposed by the city manager but higher than the “rollback” ...

City, CRA, to purchase old golf course acreage

The city of Cape Coral, in partnership with the South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency, will move forward with purchasing The Golf Club, a property that has been closed since 2006, for a price of $10.4 million. Cape Coral City Council acts as the CRA governing commission and the city’s ...

Fire fatality reported; arson investigation under way

One person died in the early hours of Thursday morning due to a fire in Cape Coral that is being investigated as arson. Cape Coral Fire and Police departments responded to a home in the 900 block of Southwest 6th Avenue just before 4 a.m. CCFD dispatched nine units, where upon arrival, ...

Three Lee County School Board seats up for grabs

Three School Board seats are up for grabs, including an at-large seat to be determined countywide. Three candidates are vying in District 7 — Vanessa Melbis Chaviano, Sheridan Chester and Joshua D. Molandes. Also up are the seats for District 2 and District 3, which will be decided by ...