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On-island travel on the Sanibel Causeway open to emergency personnel ONLY

On-island travel on the Sanibel Causeway is now open to emergency personnel only. The city of Sanibel received the following message from the Florida Department of Transportation: "As of 8:25 a.m. on Friday, 9/27, Sanibel residents may travel the Causeway OFF-ISLAND ONLY. Residents are urged to stay home unless necessary to leave. Travel to the island is expected to remain restricted until later today. Crews will continue to assess conditions. Many roads on Sanibel remain impassible due to flooding. "ON-ISLAND travel on the SANIBEL CAUSEWAY is open to EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY. This ...

Bonita Springs request: Limit travel to Hickory Island

Officials asks those who do not live there to please limit travel to Hickory Island. The city of Bonita Springs and Lee County staff will be cleaning Hickory Boulevard and side streets today, officials said in a release issued this morning. "Residents are allowed and encouraged to return to the island; however, the City strongly encourages those who do not need to be here today, to please stay away while Hurricane Helene cleanup is underway," the release states. "Bonita Springs has crews assessing parks, beaches, roadways, weirs and swales, and flooded structures throughout the ...

Updates for the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest

While Hurricane Helene has caused some disruptions to the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest schedule, officials are pleased to report that the Jeffrey Steele and The Gulf Coast Symphony show will take place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Music and Arts Community Center, 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers. • Ticket holders have been notified. Contact the Gulf Coast Symphony at 239-277-1700 or email: boxoffice@gulfcoastsymphony.org with questions. • Tickets are still available here: https://gulfcoastsymphony.org/concert/island-hopper-jeffery-and-the-gulf-coast-symphony/ • ...

Helene is upgraded to Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the ...

UPDATE: All Lee Schools will be closed on Friday

Update: The School District of Lee County opted late Thursday evening to close all schools Friday following a decision to close schools on Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach, and Pine Island School due to "the increase in the storm’s intensity and expected high tide at 1 a.m, out of an abundance of ...