The School District of Lee County has a theme for the 2026-2027 school year that starts next Tuesday – Racing to Results – a focus on increasing student achievement. “It starts with the premise that all children can learn. Each and every child can learn. Then it goes back to here is ...
A circuit court judge has found the language for Florida’s touted “tax reform” amendment misleading and has given State Attorney General James Uthmeier 10 days to revise the ballot title or summary. “Simply put, the proposed ballot title does not state the basic legal purpose of the ...
The School Board of Lee County approved the district’s tentative 2026-2027 budget of $3.1 billion Monday. The budget includes the general operating fund at $1,220,903,783; special revenue budget at $122,735,083; debt service budget at $137,272,163; capital outlay budget at $1,414,450,429 ...
The Lehigh Acres community is rallying around the family of a teen who was found dead last Tuesday, the victim of a homicide. Matthew Kymani St. Marc, 15, was found deceased on a driveway along Southwest 22nd Street. Since then, the community has shed tears at a celebration of life at ...
The School District of Lee County’s Food & Nutrition Services is launching a pilot program this January at a high school as a continuation of enhancing students overall experience and options. Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator of Recruitment and Operations Tonia Cassin said the ...
During June, 689,514 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to June 2025. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 0.6 percent. The traffic leader in June was Delta with 164,431 passengers. Rounding out ...
