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The public has one more week to weigh in on a plan that essentially creates a city with critical panther habitat.

All of the sites opened or to open have cleared the nine criteria the District established to ensure the campuses were safe for students and staff to return.

Lee County Schools were damaged with the rest of the area; Dr. Christopher Bernier weighs in.

The burn ban on unregulated outdoor fires activated in Hendry County has been lifted effective Monday.Bans remain in effect in Charlotte and Collier counties until an official rescission is made by the authorizing body.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released preliminary numbers Tuesday showing 1,100 of the sea cows perished in the state from causes including boat strikes, cold stress, in flood gates and canal locks, perinatal reasons as well as from natural causes. An FGCU professor says stopping pollution would be one way to help the manatees survive such huge death tolls.

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Fort Myers Friday morning to address ongoing recovery efforts stemming from damage sustained when tornadoes touched down in Southwest Florida in January. Florida plans to appeal a denial of the state’s request for federal aid.

Lee County arts organizations once again find themselves in jeopardy of missing out on Florida arts and culture grants. Although the Florida Division of Arts & Culture approved full funding for 15 Lee County grant applicants, the Secretary of State has recommended funding for only four.

There are some additional areas where LeeWay transponders are accepted and one area where they no longer operate.Lee County’s Department of Transportation and LeeWay said that the transponders now have interoperability with Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

The Florida Department of Education has released grades for county school districts for the 2024-2025 year. Lee County maintains its B rating. Other counties listed.

The normal rumble and hiss of big yellow school buses has fallen silent in Glades County for a good and environmentally sound reason — a new fleet of zero-emission, electric vehicles has been pressed into service.On Thursday, the Glades County School District celebrated the arrival of 13 new electric school buses, which replaced over half of the district's aging diesel fleet. The state-of-the-art buses offer students a cleaner, healthier transportation option and, for the first time, provide air-conditioned rides to the majority of district students.