By: Lee County School District In a school year when students and staff were disproportionately impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Ian, the School District of Lee County is proud to announce that we have made excellent progress related to student outcomes. The results are reflected in the Florida Department of Education’s 2022-2023 School Grades […]
By: Rita Artwohl The Montage Women’s Club is a social and philanthropic club open to all women residing in Lee County. We meet on the fourth Thursday of each month at The Club at Pelican Preserve, 9802 Pelican Preserve Blvd, Fort Myers 33913 (community entry off Treeline Avenue between Colonial Blvd and Daniels Pkwy). Activities […]
By: Matt Caldwell, Lee County Property Appraiser The issue of single-member districts (SMD) has a long history in Florida. Most voters moving to Lee County are shocked to learn that currently everyone votes for their district County Commissioner, even if they do not live in that district. Litigated repeatedly, the courts have established that SMD […]
By: Butch Swank – butch@goodladandswank.com I imagine you’ve heard of Occam’s Razor (not a typo, hang in there with me), but if not, here goes: “The simplest explanation is usually the best one.” I find this observation an incredibly helpful tool to help me navigate life. All day and every day, we are faced with […]
December 9th, from 10am-2pm, The Alva Museum will be hosting an exhibition of John Brady’s outstanding Florida imagery. John’s work documents and preserves a perspective of Florida that is vanishing. We invite you to visit us for the afternoon and enjoy these scenes. From the Time and Light Gallery site: JOHN BRADY PHOTOGRAPHY […]
Submitted by: Katie Heck The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District has released a 2024 wall calendar to benefit Cadet Post 102, a youth-oriented program focused on preparing young adults for a successful future in professional firefighting. The calendar was created by a public relations intern assigned to the District for the fall semester […]
By: Connie Puzevic The General Woman’s Club of Lehigh Acres, FL will hold their monthy meeting on Friday, December 8th, 2023 at 1:00 pm at the Rise Christian Church at 50 Bell Blvd. North, Lehigh Acres, FL. The women in the club have been busy making cookies to be distributed at the Lehigh Community Services’ […]
By: Major Brenda Lane CHRISTMAS There, I said it!! We are already into the Christmas mode here at The Salvation Army in Lehigh. As we shared above, we would also like to be able to supply a few families with Christmas Dinner. We would like to have the same items as listed in the above […]
By: Sheriff Carmine Marceno The year has certainly flown by! It’s November, Thanksgiving is weeks away and many of us are beginning to make plans for holiday vacations. While our focus is on family gatherings, purchasing airline tickets and reserving hotel rooms, please include home security as a component of your planning. Before we address […]
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