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Ground breaking moment for the The Lake Hicpochee Project, the 79th Everglades restoration project in 6 years.

Restoring Lake Hicpochee underway in Glades County as environmentalists, farmers co-exist

Ground was broken on the 79th restoration project in 6 years.

Collier County has created a “housing that’s affordable” Hub to incentivize the process of building affordable housing. Bringing together builders, city officials and groups, as well as grants to help get projects off the ground. Thursday, November 16th, they made the announcement.

Collier County Housing Alliance forms, looks to be hub for affordable living information

A new partnership aimed at tackling affordable housing in Collier County has formed between two Collier nonprofits.The Housing Alliance, created by organizers from the Collier County Community Land Trust and Community Foundation of Collier County, aims to be a “community hub” for information, education, and resources surrounding affordable housing in Collier.

G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School is a risk level 4 school.

Teacher incentive initiative prompts debate among Lee County educators and parents

For the past couple of years, the Lee County School District has struggled to ensure a teacher in every classroom in public schools around the county. In order to guarantee that every public school in Lee County had a teacher for the 2025-2026 school year, the school district offered a new incentive program. The Teacher Incentive Initiative offers teachers bonuses to teach and stay at high-risk schools around the county.

A no solicitation sign warns passersby that they have arrived within 150 feet of the voting precinct at the J. Wayne Reitz Student Union on the University of Florida campus on October 28, 2020.

New election law adds new financial costs for some Florida counties

Some counties are requesting extra money to cover the costs that will be incurred, including the mandate that ballot drop-off boxes be guarded by an employee of the elections office when in use.

According to the health department, increasing access to naloxone is a key component in battling the opioid epidemic, especially in rural areas or counties with limited access to health care.

Florida is planning to make naloxone kits available through county health departments

The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have kits with two Narcan nasal sprays that can be administered without a health care provider.

Lee County Legal Aid Society to host free legal clinic for seniors

The Lee County Legal Aid Society will host a free legal clinic for seniors at the Fort Myers Beach library.

Lee County Schools Feeds Food Insecure Kids Over Summer Break

Now that summer break is upon us, food insecurity is hitting some Southwest Florida families especially hard. According to a recent United States…

Police prepare for President Trump's visit on Sept. 1, 2020 to Kenosha, Wis. Claims have been filed against Kenosha city and county, arguing the police and sheriff's department were negligent in their handling of protests on Aug. 25 in which three men were shot.

Kenosha: Negligence Claims Filed Against City And County Over Fatal Shootings

Attorneys for two men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse have each filed $10 million claims against Kenosha, Wis., as the city girds for unrest when a charging decision is made in the shooting of Jacob Blake.

District 5 Commissioner Frank Mann, District 4 Commissioner Brian Hamman, District 1 Commissioner Kevin Ruane, District 2 Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass, and District 3 Commissioner Ray Sandelli listen to public comment about Lee County redistricting from Fredrick Dunbar Morgan, II, Chair Political Action Committee, NAACP Lee County. “We the NAACP reject all five Lee County redistricting maps and maps 6a and 6b as discriminatory."

Public calls for more inclusion during the second Lee County redistricting hearing

The second Lee County redistricting public hearing was open to discuss the proposed maps that could redraw district lines within the county. During the public comment portion, residents and concerned groups called for more inclusion throughout the decision-making process.

The Florida Dental Association Foundation Will Provide Free Dental Care in Lee County

The Florida Dental Association Foundation will host its fourth Florida Mission of Mercy event on March 9-10 at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers. During…

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