County, town officials celebrate groundbreaking for Fort mgg

August 21, 2026

Ranger Rob Howell resigns from MERTF seat

Arias, Schwartzel win party primaries to advance in District 19 Congressional race

Donalds wins Republican primary for governor

Langford Fleming coasts to victory in School District of Lee County District 6 at-large race

Cochran unseats Petrosky from District 5 county commission seat

August 18, 20262 min read

Amanda Cochran ousted Lee County District 5 Commissioner Trish Petrosky in a universal primary between the two Alva Republicans on Tuesday in a race seen as a referendum on development in Lee County. Cochran received 55% of the vote, compared to 45% for Petrosky. Cochran received 64,815 ...

Cochran unseats DeSantis appointee

August 18, 20262 min read

Fort Myers Beach spokesperson appears in campaign ad for Congressional candidate

August 18, 20263 min read

Fort Myers Beach residents watching campaign ads on television the past few weeks may have noticed Abigail Eberhart, the town's public information officer and spokesperson, appearing in an ad for Congressional candidate Jim Oberweis. In the political commercial, Eberhart sits down in ...

Donalds wins Republican primary for governor

August 19, 2026 3 min read

Congressman Byron Donalds, whose district includes Cape Coral, most of Lee County and Collier County, won the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday with 47.79% of the vote in an 11-way field. Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins was the runner-up with 25% of the vote. Donalds will face former ...

School board results: Two races decided; two races head to run-offs

August 19, 2026 8 min read

Two of the four School Board of Lee County races on the ballot were decided in Tuesday's primary election, with the remaining two races headed to run-offs in the general election in November. School Board Member Sam Fisher was re-elected to the District 1 seat, while School Board Member Jada ...

Langford Fleming coasts to victory in School District of Lee County District 6 at-large race

August 18, 2026 2 min read

District 6 Lee County School Board Board Member Jada Langford Fleming was re-elected handily to a second term, fending off a primary challenge from India Palencia for the at-large seat. Langford Fleming received more than 66.3% of the vote, compared to 33.7% for Palencia, with 93% of polls ...

Guest Commentary | Welcome back to school!

August 6, 2026 2 min read

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 ...

Proposed homestead property exemption expansion gives illusion that government can be free

June 9, 2026 6 min read

Appropriately coinciding with the official start of hurricane season Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to push his “Save Our Homes From Excessive Property Taxes” plan to slash, if not eliminate, property taxes The State Legislature obliged, passing a ...

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