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Lee County Department of Transportation begins Estero Boulevard repair project

Lee County Department of Transportation has started repairs on Estero Boulevard from Estrellita Drive to Crescent Street. The repairs will include the replacement of pervious paver drainage facilities that residents hope may improve conditions after rain events. The project also includes ...

Fort Myers Beach Observer readers name Best of the Beach awards

Each morning, Snug Harbor Waterfront Restaurant co-owner Nick Ruland brings in the newest catches from out in the Gulf to his Fort Myers Beach docks and heads over to Erickson & Jensen Seafood to pick up the freshest pink gold Gulf shrimp in a routine that has helped make Snug Harbor ...

SWFL News

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Pam Bondi is out as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved ...

North Fort Myers man, two children, killed in crash on I-75

A fatal crash on Interstate 75 on Friday resulted in three deaths, including two children. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash took place just before 6 p.m. on Friday near the Bayshore exit in Charlotte County at Mile Marker 153. FHP officials said a Jeep Wrangler was ...

Local Columns

Why charter schools matter for parent choice

Each year, school choice enrollment season invites families to pause and ask an important question: What kind of education will best serve my child? In Lee County, where public school enrollment for student assignment programs runs from Jan. 20 through Feb. 27, families are once again ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Oh, when will they ever learn

For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...

Do you support a proposal to install barriers along the sidewalks of Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach?

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