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Lee County School Board elects chair and vice chair

Lee Schools Board of Education elects a chair and vice chair at its regular meeting.

Collier County to begin beach renourishment projects in late October

Collier County Commissioners have unanimously approved spending nearly $5 million on three beach renourishment projects to mitigate the normal effects of erosions along shorelines in the county.

Sandra Willis says she believes the move to close polling places in her county is a plan to suppress the vote.

This Georgia County May Close All But 2 Polling Places

The board of elections in Georgia's Randolph County, has proposed closing two-thirds of polling places. Critics of the proposal say this is a move to suppress low-income and African-American votes.

Compensation Trial for Lee County Citrus Tree Owners Begins

The trial is the next step in a lawsuit that was first filed in 2003.Last year, Judge Keith Kyle ruled the Florida Department of Agriculture and its head,…

You can find the latest red tide respiratory forecasts on Pinellas County beaches by visiting: beachesupdate.com.

Pinellas County Now Gives Red Tide Respiratory Forecasts

Pinellas County is publishing regular respiratory forecasts for its beaches online, as toxic red tide blooms still linger.

Texas Strives To Lure Mental Health Providers To Rural Counties

In a state where 185 of 254 counties have no psychiatrist, how do you get students to want to become one — and then go to work in underserved areas? A loan repayment program may not be enough.

A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will be visiting Charlotte County Nov. 10 throyugh Nov. 20. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is Nov. 29.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Center making a stop in Charlotte County

A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will stop in Charlotte County Friday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. to5 p.m. then Saturday, Nov. 11 through Monday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Public hearings scheduled in Lee County for HUD housing programs

Lee County will host a series of public hearings in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations governing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME programs.The county stressed that the meetings are part of the county’s annual allocation of HUD funding and are not related to disaster recovery.

Airglades International Airport in Hendry County has some flights every day, but an investment group envisions much more. It's been working for 15 years on a dream of a huge cargo hub at Airglades, with lots of good-paying jobs. But some people in the region are wondering: where do the high-flying dreams stand? And will they ever come true?

A huge cargo airport in Hendry County? People still are waiting

Fifteen years of talk and promises, and no cargo airport to show for it. That's the reality in Hendry County, where people have heard great expectations for Airglades airfield, a few miles west of Clewiston. An investment group sees a place with lots of jobs, flying in produce and flowers from Central and South America. But where do these high-flying dreams stand?

The South Florida Water Management District routinely conducts prescribed burns to maintain the health and ecological function of natural areas. One such burn will be conducted today at the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Management Area in Lee County.

Prescribed burn planned today in Collier County's CREW area

The South Florida Water Management District plans to conduct a 48-acre prescribed burn in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Management Area in Collier County, Wednesday, February 12.

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