Lee County

Three candidates are running against the incumbent in the Aug. 18 election.

Lee County Human & Veteran Services reminds residents that it will continue to partner with the Lee County Library System, LeeTran and United Way Resiliency Hubs to offer heat-related assistance to people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

More than forty years after twenty-three-year-old Rose Marie Gayhart went missing in Lee County, Cape Coral police have released new information related to her disappearance.

Incumbent Sam Fisher running for another term on the school board representing District 1; faces challenger Jenn McDaigle.

Some local community members are speaking out ahead of Florida's 2026 primary election cycle, harping on how the divisive and polarizing political rhetoric across the country is causing harm in an area one may not expect it to: Public school systems.

The family of Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, Fort Myers Police Department and Lee Health will host the eighth annual Jobbers-Miller blood drive July 21-23.

Once Seminole Gulf Railway finalizes the sale of 11.4 miles of right-of-way for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail, a new kind of negotiation begins. As many as 50 landowners will be eligible to sue the federal government for compensation once the right-of-way is sold to the Land for Public Trust. The $60 million sale is expected to be official later this summer or early fall.

For the month of July, a dog can be adopted from Lee County Domestic Animal Services for just $30, and adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived entirely.

Celebrate July Fourth at events throughout the region

The bridge will remain closed for 24 hours and reopen at 3 a.m. Sunday, July 5.