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  • Lee County Commission Vice Chair Cecil Pendergrass hosted his first "Coffee with a Commissioner" event Monday morning (9/29/2025).
  • Albert sensors alert local governments to potential hacking attempts. But in Washington state, this cybersecurity tool has become the subject of suspicion by some on the political right.
  • Law in the Mall: Annual free legal clinic returns to Fort Myers with same name but a new location.Lee County Legal Aid Society to join six other nonprofits, government agencies at April 27 event.
  • The nation's methamphetamine epidemic continues to challenge local law enforcement and child welfare workers across the country. That's the conclusion of a new survey of 500 county sheriffs and 303 county child welfare officials in 45 states.
  • Charlotte County cautions residents against providing credit card, bank, or other personal information to callers claiming to represent EMS billing or other county departments.A resident recently alerted the county’s Fire & EMS headquarters, stating they were contacted via phone by a party claiming to have an EMS billing refund due to overpayment and requesting the caller's banking information so they could receive the refund amount.
  • The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted to approve grants Tuesday for Caloosahatchee-based water projects, gave the nod to a contract to design drainage improvements in Fort Myers Shores, Russell Park and Iona and approved an agreement to add turn lanes and a traffic signal at Lee Boulevard and Leonard Boulevard in Lehigh Acres.The two water-quality projects approved will allow the county to construct projects to improve water quality flowing to the Caloosahatchee.
  • The first meeting of a multi-agency task force to combat Orange County’s growing heroin problem was punctuated by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs...
  • Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor is pushing to decriminalize marijuana possession. If Proctor gets his way, 20 grams or less would result in a...
  • A months-long survey finds that most respondents want an amphitheater on the site of the Lee Civic Center. Lee County officials revealed survey results at a meeting Thursday night.
  • 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.
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