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Lee Commissioners enact burn ban for all of Lee County

Lee County has enacted a burn ban for unincorporated Lee County and municipalities effective immediately due to increasingly dry conditions throughout Southwest Florida. The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to enact the ban at a regularly scheduled meeting today. The county’s ...

North Chamber honors businesses, volunteers

The North Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards luncheon last Thursday, recognizing businesses and people that go above and beyond to help the community and support the organization. The chamber also announced the community’s honorary mayor at the event held at Gulf ...

School district raises grad rate, still lags behind state numbers

Although the Lee County School District raised its 2025 graduation rate by 4%, it is still behind state level numbers. The state average raised by 2.5%, taking them to 92.2%, which is the highest graduate rate in Florida’s history.   Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin said during ...

District to implement new system to monitor student progress

Next year the School District of Lee County will implement a comprehensive and purposeful monitoring system, which officials say will help students. The three-year assessment evolution is not a one-time change, but rather a cycle of implementation, validation and continuous revision that will ...

School board gets update on state funding plan

Although the governor’s budget was released before winter break for the School District of Lee County, it does not guarantee a certain amount of funding, but rather provides insight with fiscal future. “The governor’s budget is not actuals. It’s kind of an idea of where they ...