Five new Cape Coral City Council members will be sworn into office Wednesday following a resolution certifying the General Election results. Those to be sworn in include Laurie Lehmann, District 2; Derrick Donnell, District 3; Jennifer Nelson, District 4; Joseph Kilraine, District 5, and ...
Tropical Storm Sara is bringing catastrophic flash flooding to Honduras now but Lee County residents should only expect to see the remnants of the storm by the time the weather system reaches the Gulf Coast Wednesday. Up to three inches of rain and thunderstorms are possible for Lee County, ...
Monday, Nov. 18, is National Injury Prevention Day, and falls are one of the leading causes of injury, particularly among older adults. However, falling is not a normal part of aging. Many falls are preventable with simple adjustments and the right knowledge. Therefore, the Cape Coral Fire Department will be hosting a free Falls Prevention Education and Evaluation event Nov. 18, between 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Public Works Building located at 815 Nicholas Parkway, E. One in four adults over 65 falls each year, and these falls can lead to serious consequences, such as fractures, ...
The highly-contested Cape Coral City Council races were decided Tuesday night in the 2024 General Election, with an all-new dais, featuring some familiar faces, set to govern in the near future. Five seats were up: Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, featuring two incumbents vying for re-election (with a third losing in the primary). While candidates must live in the district they seek to represent, Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan, citywide races, meaning every registered Cape voter, no matter their party affiliation or city address, could cast a ballot in every ...
Republican Denise Carlin was elected as the new superintendent for the School District of Lee County Tuesday night, a position that has not been left to the voters to decide since the 1970s. Carlin received 247,929 votes, 68.08%, and her opponent Democrat Victor Arias received 116,227 votes, 31.92%. She will serve a four-year term. School Board Chair Sam Fisher provided a statement on her election as well as the election of three board members, two of them new. "On behalf of the School Board of Lee County, we extend our congratulations to Dr. Denise Carlin on her election as ...
Vanessa Chaviano claimed the at-large District 7 seat for the School District of Lee County school board Tuesday night. Chaviano received 204,476 votes, 69.22%, and her opponent Sheridan Chester received 90,935 votes, 30.78%. She could not be immediately reached for comment. The District 7 race was open to all voters countywide. Cathleen O’Daniel Morgan, who served in the District 7 seat since November 2012, did not seek reelection. Results are not official until certified. Chaviano, 40, a 25-year resident of Lee County, who lives in Cape Coral, is in marketing operations at LIV ...
