FEMA has deployed a Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC) in the parking lot at 1020 Cultural Park Blvd. The MRIC is staffed with FEMA representatives who can assist members of the community with the initial registration and application for FEMA assistance. The MRIC’s hours of ...
A hard look at Hector Cafferata Elementary School told the whole story. Two feet of sheetrock removed from the bottom walls. All the ceiling panels were removed while black spots can be seen on the ceilings, a sure sign of mold. At Diplomat Middle School, the scene was somewhat less severe. ...
A week after high-end Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall across Southwest Florida, a passageway to badly-battered Pine Island opened Wednesday. Governor Ron DeSantis made the announcement on Matlacha Wednesday morning before meeting with President Joe Biden while final inspections were being done. He said a temporary reconstruction of the bridge connecting the island area to the mainland would be open to the public later that day. While that claim did not come to fruition and the bridge did not open to the public, it was used on Wednesday for emergency vehicles, power company ...
In the wake of the worst natural disaster to ever hit Southwest Florida, North Fort Myers was the home base for a recovery army. A contingent comprised of nearly 3,200 boots on the ground — and up in the air repairing power lines, transformers and more — filled the grounds at the Lee ...
Do hurricanes make red tide worse? How are creatures that live on the bottom of the sea dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian? What about coral reefs? Oh, and is there abundant evidence of pollution in the Gulf following this ecological disturbance? Researchers from The Water School ...
Lee County has rescinded its curfew for Pine Island, leaving only one remaining community in unincorporated Lee County with a curfew. Captiva Island will remain under the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew until further notice. This will ensure continuity between Captiva and its neighbor, the city of Sanibel, which has the same curfew hours in place. Check www.leegov.com or follow @Lee County Government on Facebook, www.facebook.com/leecountyflbocc.
