The water quality issue surrounding Lake Okeechobee and its connecting rivers is like a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle: There are numerous pieces that must be placed in a certain order for the big picture to properly come together. On Tuesday, at City Hall in Cape Coral, U.S. Rep Byron Donalds and ...
Seven days, 19 deaths. That is the grim count of coronavirus deaths at Lee Health this past week as the pandemic has gripped the health care center's Lee County hospital over recent weeks in a way the hospital's leaders didn't foresee. On Tuesday, the patient count at Lee Health for those ...
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19, the 2021 Semi-Annual Fall Home & Garden Show will return to the Caloosa Sound Convention Center, adjacent to the Luminary Hotel, in downtown Fort Myers. Last fall the Home & Garden Show was the first public event to be held at the new event ...
The United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee counties recently awarded a grant of $27,500 to the Florida Lions Eye Clinic. The funding is to support optometry/ophthalmology staffing at the clinic, a mobile eye clinic, and monthly eye screening events. In addition, the United Way ...
The School District of Lee County mask-opt-out form is now available to parents and student guardians online. The district has made masks mandatory but, in compliance with Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order and new Parental Bill of Rights legislation, parents may choose to opt their child out ...
With COVID-19 cases spiking in Lee County and the number of positive tests for the highly contagious virus topping 20%, the School District of Lee County will now require masks unless parents decide to opt their children out in writing. This respects "parents’ fundamental rights" to make the ...
Update: With COVID-19 cases spiking in Lee County and the number of positive tests for the highly contagious virus topping 20%, the School District of Lee County will now require masks unless parents decide to opt their children out in writing. This respects "parents’ fundamental rights" to ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com The new head of the School District of Lee County is a familiar one that has worn many hats in the education realm as he’s ascended the ranks. Interim Superintendent Dr. Ken Savage accepted the baton in June from the outgoing Dr. Greg Adkins and hopes to ...
news@breezenewspapers.com One of Lehigh’s eldest residents celebrated her 106th birthday amongst family, friends and a few special visits by Lee County leaders. On Wednesday, Aug. 4, Lehigh Acres Place staff helped long-time resident Veronica Theney celebrate turning 106 years old. ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Lee Health is seeing the admission of patients who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 As of Thursday morning, Lee Health had 338 COVID-19 patients isolated in system inpatient hospitals. From Wednesday to Thursday morning, Lee Health saw 50 new COVID-19 ...
