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FEMA Helpline announces holiday hours

BRANDON, Fla. – The FEMA Helpline, 800-621-3362, will have modified hours for the upcoming holidays. The call center schedule is: Saturday, Dec. 24 and Sunday, Dec. 25 - CLOSED Monday, Dec. 26 – Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1 – CLOSED Monday, Jan. 2 ...

Lee Health opens Mobile Health Care Clinic in Dunbar community

Lee Health has opened a new mobile health care clinic to help serve the Dunbar Community. The mobile clinic was established to provide services to Dunbar residents after Lee Health’s Lee Community Healthcare office was heavily damaged during Hurricane Ian. Located at 3637 Dr. Martin ...

CROW finds temporary home at ARC in North Fort Myers

North Fort Myers's best-known animal shelter is providing a temporary home for a Sanibel saver of animals of a different sort. The Animal Refuge Center has shared its facilities with the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in the wake of Hurricane Ian's devastating damage to ...

Sanibel city officials provide an update on hurricane recovery

The city of Sanibel shared the following during its Facebook Live update on Tuesday, Dec. 13: • City Manager Dana Souza reported that Jan. 2 is still the target date for reopening the Sanibel Causeway to those without city-issued hurricane re-entry passes. He added that part of the ...

City Hall Permit Counter returns to pre-Hurricane Ian hours Jan. 3

Effective Jan. 3, the City Hall Permitting Counter will be open from 7:30 a.m. through 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Permitting Counter will be closed to the public on Fridays. The city of Cape Coral will launch a virtual queue system the week of Jan. 3 to prevent visitors from ...