Lee County Parks & Recreation is transitioning its Variety Club program to two recreation center locations beginning Sept. 8 as part of ongoing efforts to enhance program accessibility and community integration. Previously offered exclusively at the Karl J. Drews Community Center, the program ...
Early voting for the 2026 Primary Election is under way throughout Lee County. Registered voters began casting their ballots at a myriad of sites on Aug. 8, with the early voting period for the Aug. 18 Primary running through Saturday, Aug. 15. As of Tuesday evening, there have been 66,951 ...
The “new” State Road 31 — the long-awaited, reconfigured five-mile stretch beginning near the Wilson Pignott Bridge and running north — will open in May 2027. Syd Kitson, chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners, and the developer of Babcock Ranch, said they spent $85 million to ...
A Lee County public school teacher has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography and animal cruelty. Graham Freeman, 56, of Cape Coral, has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, and one count of animal cruelty possessing an image ...
A Lehigh Acres man has been found guilty in a case involving sex crimes against a child as well as human trafficking. Reginald Cutts, 67, was convicted on all counts, including all special findings, of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, use of a child in a sexual performance, human ...
The School District of Lee County’s weapons detection system has produced results, officials said Monday. A three-year comparison of OPENGATE numbers, presented during a school board meeting, shows an overall decrease in offenses. “Our No. 1 priority is safety and security of our ...
