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Lee County awards $258 million contract for new Fort Myers Beach wastewater treatment facility

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a $258.5 million contract to Poole & Kent Company of Florida for a reconstruction of the Fort Myers Beach Water Reclamation Facility. The contract for the new wastewater treatment center off island on Pine Ridge Road, will cover the demolition, reconstruction, and upgrades to improve capacity, efficiency, and resiliency of the facility, the county announced. The project will include hazard mitigation and flood-proofing elements to make the facility more resilient to coastal flooding, ensuring continued and reliable wastewater treatment for the Town of Fort Myers Beach and nearby unincorporated areas of Lee ...

Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announces opening of scholarship applications

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announced it has opened the scholarship application period for local students. The deadline to apply is March 1. Individuals who live on Fort Myers Beach, or whose parent or guardian lives or works on Fort Myers Beach, are eligible to apply. The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation awards several scholarships each year to support post-high school education, including an endowed scholarship at Florida SouthWestern State College. The organization encourages and support individuals pursuing further education through a variety of pathways, including FSW, trade or technical schools, certificate programs, GED programs, and other educational ...

Valentine's Day tradition continued by family of late Fort Myers Beach Marine

Using coconuts to celebrate the holidays was a time-honored tradition of the late Fort Myers Beach resident and U.S. Marine Capt. Jay Gray. That tradition is living on with his daughter Lisa Gray Jones, of Fort Myers Beach. His daughter recently decorated her Fort Myers Beach yard with fallen ...

Dunlap will not seek town council seat

Fort Myers Beach Charter Review Commission Chairman James Dunlap, who had appeared in front of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council last month to express his interest in the council seat vacated by Jim Atterholt, declined to file an application for the seat. Dunlap did not elaborate on his ...

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Two dozen manatees dead in Manatee Park

Approximately 25 manatees were reported to have died in Lee County over the past week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Friday. Kelly Richmond, a spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), said there has recently been an ...

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Dog Day at JetBlue Park hosted by Red Sox, Gulf Coast Humane Society

Gulf Coast Humane Society is teaming up with the Boston Red Sox for a paw-some day at JetBlue Park. The event within the game is called Dog Day — and Dog Day is all about baseball, sunshine, and wagging tails. Game time is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Whether you come for the game, the ...

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47 Lee County students earn all-state music honors

The School District of Lee County recently announced that 47 student musicians have been selected to participate in the Florida Music Educators Association All-State performing groups, earning recognition among the finest young musicians in Florida. Each year, FMEA holds statewide auditions to ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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