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Carlin explains budgetary philosophy

The message was clear during a press conference Friday afternoon – the School District of Lee County will no longer overspend and will become fiscally responsible. Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin said although the district has lost student enrollment, the majority of dollars they must cut ...

District gears up for graduations

With graduations approaching, just shy of 600 Lee County seniors have not yet qualified for a high school diploma. As of Friday, 577 School District of Lee County seniors had not yet passed the required tests to graduate, school officials said. With the state enacting House Bill 1105 last ...

Cape Council to consider UEP bond financing

Water and sewer bond resolutions and ordinances take up a large portion of Wednesday's Cape Coral City Council agenda. Council is expected to vote on Ordinance 24-26, which would authorize the issuance of a not-to-exceed amount of $110 million in Utility Improvement Assessment Bonds for North ...

Cape man charged with DUI, hit and run and DUI with property damage

On Sunday, May 3, at approximately 5:45 p.m., officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to the 2000 block of N.E. 34th Lane in reference to a report of a man who exited his vehicle and fell into a canal. Callers told dispatch they saw a driver get out of a car, disappear around ...