Lee County Department of Transportation reminds motorists that temporary lane closures will begin soon in western Lee County as crews work to resurface sections of Burnt Store Road and Pine Island Road. Motorists are asked to use caution in the area. The individual projects are: • Burnt ...
The Florida Department of Transportation says the Wilson Pigott Bridge is on track to reopen as scheduled on Thursday, April 23, following the completion of critical maintenance work within the anticipated 10-day closure window. Crews will complete final overnight operations tonight, including ...
Michelle Ruiz said she has been on Pine Island since she was 7 months old, although she was not the first in her family to live here, as she said it began with her paternal great-grandparents, James and Mary Kleager, who were the first in her family to arrive. “They had a little trailer ...
The Florida Department of Transportation says the Wilson Pigott Bridge is on track to reopen as scheduled on Thursday, April 23, following the completion of critical maintenance work within the anticipated 10-day closure window. Crews will complete final overnight operations tonight, including ...
For the past decade, the Tommy Bohanon Foundation has raised nearly $2 million to help hundreds of young athletes of Southwest Florida improve their football skills, become responsible adults and get the equipment they need to excel on and off the playing field. In order to do that, the ...
LeeTran – Lee County Transit – will again offer free rides on all fixed-route buses for Try Transit Day on Earth Day, Monday. LeeTran Director Dominic Gemelli said Try Transit Day has been an annual event for more than five years. “LeeTran’s annual ridership averages approximately ...
You may remember Heika from previous columns. What I didn’t mention is her friend Chounard (Nardo). Their former owner passed away and between depression and age (13 years), they couldn’t handle shelter life and stopped eating. To save their lives and help them through the changes, we moved ...
By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School ...