news@breezenewspapers.com The School District of Lee County has approved a $1.9 billion budget which will support 119 schools and more than 96,000 students. The finance department provided a presentation this week, which broke down the budget into sections to further explain funding ...
news@breezenewspapers.com Childhood Cancer Awareness month kicked off Sept. 1 at Golisano Children’s Hospital. As a way to bring local awareness to childhood cancer, Southwest Florida community leaders and supporters will have their heads shaved by Golisano Children's Hospital patients who ...
news@breezenewspapers.com The community came together and donated more than 40,000 reusable cloth masks for the School Heroes Wear Masks drive, which concluded a week ago. School Board Member Betsy Vaughn said although the drive concluded last Friday they are still receiving masks and ...
news@breezenewspapers.com The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing next Monday to discuss implementation of the new voter-approved fire assessment. The public hearing will be held on at 6 p.m. on Sept. 14 inside Station 104 at 3102 ...
This August will mark 75 years since Sgt. Charles Andrew MacGillivary was distinguished with the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman for his valiant actions in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.MacGillivary's daughter, Charlene Corea, said she supports a veteran's memorial on ...
Cape Coral City Council made significant changes to the city's mowing program Monday, changing the number of mows on each empty lot and so raising the annual assessment.Gary Eidson, speaking as a resident and not as a member of the Budget Review Committee upon which he serves, said the rules ...
After moving the traditional July 4th celebration to Labor Day weekend in recognition of the city of Cape Coral's 50th anniversary, officials on Monday cancelled the event, citing the coronavirus pandemic.Kerry Runyon, Parks and Recreation director, said there was simply no way they could ...
As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, there are 441,977 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in Florida, an increase of 9,230 since FDOH's last update Monday morning.More than 90,200 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Monday, July 27. Of those reported tests, 11.69 percent tested ...
The Florida Department of Health provided a special presentation to the school board Monday regarding contact tracing of COVID-19 and how both entities can work together once school resumes.Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins said the Florida Department of Health has been wonderful through the ...
Members of the Lee Health Facility Medical Executive Committee has sent a letter to Lee County Board of County Commissioners Chair Brian Hamman, requesting a countywide mask mandate "in public places and inside businesses where social distancing is not always feasible."The letter sent by ...
