Mike Walcher

A local public transit program is being called a success, after two years of a trial run.LeeTran said the ULTRA On Demand Transit program is working, and may be expanded.

So much for neighbor helping neighbor in a county stand-off in Southwest Florida. Charlotte County is beginning a process that could lead to a lawsuit against its neighbor to the south - Lee County.

On October 18th, approximately 7-million people united in cities and towns across the country for No King’s Day. Organizers called the event a “non-violence defiance of authoritarianism”.

Some local businesses are being honored as the best in Lee County. The Horizon Council, a group dedicated to business excellence and growth in Lee County, announced its Industry Appreciation Awards for 2025.

If there's one current issue that likely will make the history books, it may be this: Is the pledge of America as the land of liberty, with freedom and justice for all, surviving our current and wide political divide? Can we keep a republic, as Benjamin Franklin once put it?

Marco Island is switching to a new payment system for utilities. It's also installing new water meters, and, according to the city, some customers likely will pay more.

The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fort Myers has approved two rebates for major developments. One is a home ownership project in Dunbar; the other a downtown hotel.

The Lee County Civic Center has a new name: The Mike Greenwell Regional Park.Lee County commissioners voted to honor one of their own, who died recently.

No Kings rally brought out thousands all over Southwest Florida on Oct. 18.

The No Kings protest in Port Charlotte brought out a large crowd along a busy roadway. Demonstrators showed up an hour before the scheduled start time, and proceeded to wave anti-Trump signs at passing vehicles.