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Allegiant Air began service Thursday at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, with an inaugural flight from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

It’s the time of year when the eggnog and festive cocktails will be running rampant through social gatherings. However, a recent Gallup poll shows that only 54-percent of US Adults say they consume alcohol.

Workshops on gardening with succulents and vegetables will be available in Charlotte County at the end of January.

The southbound lane of a busy Lee County drawbridge on State Road 31 will be shut down Monday, Feb. 16, starting at 7 p.m.

A new program that put cameras on school buses will catch and fine drivers who pass school buses that have their red stop lights on and arm out.

Big Cypress National Preserve has issued a temporary closure to promote visitor safety during prescribed fire activity beginning Tuesday, Jan. 14. Closure incudes all areas and trails within the treatment perimeter, trails on the perimeter of the unit will remain open for use. During the closure all recreational use including off-road vehicles, hiking, camping, hunting and commercial activities are prohibited in the designated areas. Unlike the closure in the area last week, during this closure all parts of the Florida National Scenic Trail will remain open.Prescribed fire is a carefully planned fire that uses fire science and specific environmental conditions to meet management goals for the preserve. A prescribed fire is one of Big Cypress’s best tools to help create a mosaic of diverse habitats, manage for our endangered species, and reduce the threat of a destructive wildfire.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners Tuesday voted to award a $1.8 million contract for a a Regional Alternative Source Water Study in east Lee County and Lehigh Acres and a $174,334 proposal to develop a countywide wildfire protection plan.In other action, the Lee Board of County Commissioners also voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with Collaboratory to allow the county to address a series of objectives included in the $19.3 million Community Change Grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tackle environmental challenges related to disaster preparedness.

Several volunteer advisory positions are open in Collier, Charlotte and Lee counties.