The Lee Board of County Commissioners special meeting set for Tuesday, Dec. 17, has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting was to be held at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 17 for an update on Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery programming. That discussion now will be ...
A Charlotte County deputy was killed in the line of duty Sunday afternoon in Port Charlotte during a traffic stop. Cpl. Elio Diaz was shot just after 3 p.m. at a Chevron gas station along Tamiami Trail, across from the Sunseeker Resort, according to Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell. He ...
The Lee County School Board continues to ask the food services department to find healthy and fresh options for breakfast and lunch for students. Board member Jada Langford-Fleming said she did not mean to sound harsh, but they can always better their game. “Every one of our schools should ...
The School District of Lee County approved four new job descriptions – one of which is an associate superintendent for adult, career, technical and alternative education Tuesday night. Board member Debbie Jordan questioned the need for an associate superintendent, which has a beginning ...
Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin shared that she has an unwavering commitment to the staff of the School District of Lee County during Tuesday night’s meeting. “I am proud to share with our community that we are so focused as a district on the five priorities I ran on,” she said. ...
Water levels in the Mid Hawthorne Aquifer continue to be a topic of concern for the city of Cape Coral, which has led to a joint action plan. Utilities Director Jeff Pearson said from Oct. 10 to Dec. 5, the city only received .81 inches of rain, almost 4 inches below normal of where they ...
District staff was tasked with coming back to the School Board with a preliminary plan of board advisory committees during its Tuesday meeting, as they are currently suspended. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ken Savage asked the board at what point do they resume, or make revisions to the current ...
The Florida Department of Transportation has revised the schedule for full nighttime closures of the Caloosahatchee River Bridge. For the safety of motorists and construction crews, the bridge will now be completely closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., beginning Sunday night, Dec. 15, through ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Lee County and the Collaboratory a Community Change Grant of more than $19.3 million to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental challenges related to disaster preparedness. This funding will increase community resilience, reduce ...
City Council unanimously agreed to return the voluntary donation that property owners paid for the residential site “vacations” tree fund. Mayor John Gunter said he believes it was three or four different residential vacations that paid into the tree fund since the policy was put into ...
