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The Florida High School Athletic Association could potentially sanction competitive video gaming, or esports, as an official sport, amid growing interest from member schools.The FHSAA Board of Directors held a discussion about esports during a meeting in Gainesville Monday, with talks focusing on the share of Florida schools that would be interested in offering programs if the games are sanctioned as an official sport.
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Lee County Utilities customers may notice a temporary change in taste, odor and color of their waterLee County Utilities will be temporarily converting its disinfectant process from chloramines to free chlorine residual from May 1 through 21.
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All Lighthouse Beach Park parking lots on Sanibel will be closed for contractors starting April 22 to replenish the berm at the lighthouse. Work is expected to be completed by May 1.
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A robotic hand to help the blind and deaf communicate. Earbuds that allow a blink of the eye or nod of the head to control digital devices.A therapy to treat glaucoma. A software device to help people with PTSD. A cheaper way to make holograms. A more efficient way to raise aquaculture.These were just a few of the winners of the Edison Best New Products announced last week at the Edison Awards in downtown Fort Myers.
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Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham will lie in state, attended by military and state law enforcement honor guards, in Florida’s Historic Capitol from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Following the Historic Capitol ceremony, Governor Graham will be buried in a private, family service. On Saturday, May 11, at a time to be announced, he will be remembered at a memorial service at the Miami Lakes United Church of Christ in his hometown of Miami Lakes, Florida.
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More than 1.5 million passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers in March 2024, the second best March in the airport's 41 year history.
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A group seeking to make clean water a constitutional right in Florida has restarted efforts to get the measure on the ballot.The FloridaRighttoCleanWater.org committee fell short of collecting nearly 900,000 valid signatures of registered voters for placement on the 2024 ballot. But the committee now is aiming to get its proposal before voters in 2026.
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Celebrating a legacy of learning…the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library in Fort Myers is turning 50.Lee County Library System and the community will celebrate the golden anniversary of the library on Blount Street Saturday, April 20.
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Nobody knows if it was a British soldier or a colonist who fired the first shot to start the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Ironically, tune for the Song of the Day, "The Liberty Song," was taken from the British Navy anthem.
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