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Persons proposes local initiative to ax vax mandates

If a Lee County School Board member’s peers agree, local schools may not only support Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates for students, but implement such an initiative on its own. Lee County School Board Member Armor Persons said Tuesday he will bring forward a resolution to remove ...

New Fort Myers Beach Town Hall photos

Photos from the grand opening of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Town Hall today at 6231 Estero Boulevard. Photos by Nathan Mayberg

Town of Fort Myers Beach budget hearing to be held Thursday

A Town of Fort Myers Beach Council budget hearing set for this Thursday at 5:01 p.m. in the town’s new town hall chambers is expected to include discussion on approximately $1.2 million in new spending cuts that town staff has identified that could potentially make up for a $1.2 million ...

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Pet Pals: Save Our Strays Feline Rescue Fort Myers Beach

There are still way too many cats being surrendered by owners mainly due to moving. If someone is ill, that’s one thing but not finding a place to rent that accepts cats is unacceptable as there are many apartments that do accept pets. You might have to do a pet deposit but the cat or cats ...

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Editorial | How democracy dies

Wednesday was a day of grieving for America and Americans. The political assassination of a renowned conservative activist on a university campus in Utah. Another school shooting, this one in Colorado, which left two teens injured — one critically — and the 16-year-old shooter dead of a ...

Should there be more fines for those violating the town's sea turtle lighting ordinance?

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