By MEGHAN BRADBURYnews@breezenewspapers.comSome of the safety measures that have been discussed in reopening the school district could have a significant impact on the district's budget.A Zoom workshop meeting was held Wednesday to share information about the budget in regards to the start of ...
Next month the Southwest Florida Virtual Job Fair will take place, giving both employers and job seekers an opportunity to fill a need in the community.The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.To register, both employers and job seekers can visit ...
Lee Health has begun releasing daily numbers on positivity tests, admissions and discharges after Chief Operating Officer Dr. Scott Nygaard said there were false reports that some of its hospitals had a 100 percent positivity rate."I want to take this opportunity to provide an update and more ...
It took 17 years and a lot of time in courtrooms, but Lee County residents who had their citrus trees cut down as part of a state canker eradication program will finally get the money that is owed to them.Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 1 signed a budget that includes more than $19.1 million in ...
This Sunday, up to 500 Cape Coral residents over the age of 18 can be tested for COVID-19 at the Chester Street Resource Center without fee or appointment.These 500 free tests come via a partnership between the Florida Department of Health in Lee County, the city of Cape Coal and the Cape Coral ...
"Local" was the main word used during a lengthy school board workshop discussion earlier this month pertaining to businesses biding on a project during a request for quote (RFQ).Director of Procurement Services Fredrick Ross said they want to improve and optimize the process of RFQs with the ...
There will be Republican primaries Aug. 18 in all three of the seats up for election on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.Two of the three seats will also feature a Democratic challenger in the November election while all three also have write-in candidates.Much of the discussion ...
The three Lee County Commission races appear on both the Aug. 18 Primary and Nov. 3 General Election ballots with Republican Primaries for each seat.The District 1 Republican Primary has two candidates, Michael J. Dreikorn, who holds a doctorate in education and is a business owner, and ...
As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, there are 379,619 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in Florida, an increase of 9,785 since FDOH's last update Tuesday morning.More than 102,100 test results were reported to the Department of Health on Tuesday, July 21. Of those reported tests, 10.55 percent tested ...
The Florida Education Association has filed a lawsuit to compel Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Richard Corcoran to put on hold their plan for reopening the state's public schools and to implement an online instruction plan due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.The suit, filed in ...