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Fort Myers Beach voters reject term extensions for appointed councilmembers

Town of Fort Myers Beach voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed town charter change that would have extended the terms of appointed councilmembers. The charter proposal was the only one of six that a majority of town voters disapproved of. The town's charter review commission voted earlier ...

Brady, Cereceda, Link elected to Town of Fort Myers Beach Council

A realignment of the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council took place on Tuesday night as voters re-elected Councilmember Rebecca Link and sent back former Mayor Anita Cereceda onto the council with Protect FMB President Tom Brady in an election that was a bellwether on the pace of large-scale ...

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Veterans Day | Parade to step off the holiday

Cape Coral’s thank-you to its rich veteran population is back again this year, with the Veterans Day Parade to step off onto Cape Coral Parkway this Saturday. Marching down the parkway starting at 11 a.m. — right around the same time the armistice was signed and hostilities ended 108 years ...

Jordan retains school board seat; challenger Johnson unseats Persons

District 4 School Board incumbent Debbie Jordan held her seat. Jordan faced challenger Tony Beougher as they were among the two top vote getters from the Primary Election that advanced them to the General Election. Jordan received 22,479 or 53% of the votes, and Beougher received 47%, or ...

Supervisor of Elections Jenna Persons-Mulicka retains seat

The Lee County Supervisor of Elections has held onto her seat. Voters decided that Republican incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka will continue to serve Lee County after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May of 2026. Persons-Mulicka defeated Democrat Chris Vignieri by more than 60,000 ...

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Guest Commentary | Welcome back to school!

Welcome back! A brand new school year is upon us, and we cannot wait to see your students walk back through our doors. Summer always goes by fast, and I hope yours was a good one. On our end, we’ve been counting down the days until our students walk back through our doors.  Before we look ...

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