The City of Cape Coral would like to remind residents and contractors that Florida House Bill 803 has taken effect statewide as of July 1 and changes permit requirements for certain small residential projects. House Bill 803 creates a narrow exemption from building permit requirements for ...
FORT MYERS —— In a powerful demonstration of community collaboration, United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program generated more than $13.5 million in total economic impact for Southwest Florida during the 2026 tax season. A dedicated team of ...
Victory Baptist Church, at 15880 Hart Road, N.E., in North Fort Myers will be holding a revival July 5-8 featuring guest speaker Kurt LaBouve. Services will be at 7 p.m. each night. LaBouve has been serving the Lord with his wife Dale since 1988 as a Baptist preacher in evangelism, ...
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Donovan West, of Lehigh Acres, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Florida Gulf Coast University. West is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, ...
Cape Coral City Hall will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. City offices will reopen Monday, July 6, for regular operating hours. The trash collection schedule will not change. Parks & Recreation: • On Friday, July 3, boat ramps, parks, and preserves will be ...
Update: The traffic signal at State Road 739 (North Tamiami Trail) and Pondella Road in Fort Myers is now fully operational. Earlier this morning, Lee County officials reported that the signal was not functioning properly and that repairs were underway. Below is the initial report: --- LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Motorists are advised that the signal at the intersection of State Road 739 (North Tamiami Trail) and Pondella Road is currently experiencing outages. At 11:18 a.m. today, the county reported that Traffic Control Officers were on site assisting motorists through the intersection ...
