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$85 million SR 31 road widening project expected to be completed next year

The anticipation completion of the 4.91 miles of road widening being done on State Road 31 is expected to be finished in the spring of 2027. The construction has a cost of $85 million. According to the project description, the “Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District entered a ...

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 ...

DeSantis takes aim at teacher unions as school district faces cuts

As the Lee County School District faces a budget crisis and employees face the likelihood of layoffs due to an expected $92 million operating deficit identified by the administration, Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped by Fort Myers High School and unleashed a verbal attack on teacher ...

Cape Coral Rowing Club duo brings home the gold at state championship

Two members of the Cape Coral Rowing Club took the gold at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association's annual Sweep State Championship Regatta held Saturday and Sunday at Nathan Benderson Park. The two, Sofia Mayus and Brooke Bunch, competed in the Women's Pair event in Sarasota ...

Aviation radioman killed during World War II in South Pacific to be buried in Clearwater Saturday

Cyr, Robert Louis Jr (1) The Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) has announced that New Haven, Connecticut, native Robert Cyr Jr., who died on an anti-submarine mission in the South Pacific during World War II, will be buried with full military honors in Clearwater, Florida, this Saturday, May 2. The burial will take place at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, 2860 Sunset Point Road. For a time, contact Sylvan Abbey at (727) 796-1992. The Flag Officer will be Rear Adm. Peter Muschinske, Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters. Cyr was an Aviation Radioman 2nd Class serving on a ...

Captiva eagle and osprey cam livestreams end

Raptor cameras on Captiva Island recently went dark after providing years of up-close viewing for fans. On April 17, Window to Wildlife reported that the Captiva Island Eagle Cam and Osprey Cam property is being sold, so it would be taking down the cameras because it did not know what the new ...