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Recovery note: Books saved at The Island School
Lee County Facilities and Library staff were happy to see that the sandbags and plastic combination at the doors worked and…
Update from The Island School
Editor’s Note: The following letter went out to families, students, donors and friends from The Island School from Christin…
Fuel depot from Charlotte County allots 10 gallons
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), with support from Charlotte County, has established a public fuel dep…
Charlotte County announces opening of Gasparilla Island, Manasota Key access
Access to Gasparilla Island has reopened. Access to the bridgele…
Lee County resumes regular solid waste garbage runs
Lee County Solid Waste garbage collection will resume Monday, Oct. 1…
Saturday note from Chief C.W. Blosser
Everyone,
Let’s end the day on some positives:
Power is being restored sporadically on the Island. Lots of peopl…
Boca Grande residents may access island with hurricane tags
Boca Grande residents are now able to access Gasparilla Island, according to a Lee County Press release.
The bridge to…
Gasparilla Water faces massive challenge in restoration of water service to island
Hurricane Milton tore out major sections of Gasparilla Island’s water and sewer system. In order to repair and, in some cas…
Gasparilla Island Updates From Lee County for Friday Oct. 11
Some key updates from Lee County Public Information Office.
Lee DOT is actively working on draining water and restoring…
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