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Manatee migration reminder from Florida Fish & Wildlife

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to w…
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Ask a Doc: Avoid the uh-ohs when the grandkids visit

BY CHARLOTTE C. COWAN, MD Few things are more joyful – or more unpredictable – than a grandchild’s visit. Children inevi…
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Animal rules

The Lee Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to repeal and replace the Lee County Animal Control Ord…
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New on Captains

Captains For Clean Water is proud to announce Bob Brooks, a lifelong…
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Residents asked to conserve water due to drought

The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board vote…
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History: Docent’s dilemma, or it is all how you approach history

“One of the docents in a history museum was trying out some role playing and visualization techniques. After looking at the…
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Shark bite victim tells her story on Inside Edition

Leah Lendel, the then nine-year-old girl who got bit by a shark in Boca Grande in June, was featured on an Inside Edition i…

Maiden voyage 

The new American Cruise Lines American Pioneer came through the Boca Grande Pass around 8 a.m. Wednesday to visit Punta Gor…
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Citizens speak up after Lee meeting ejection

Several concerned citizens spoke at Tuesday’s Lee County Commission meeting about a Nov. 4 incident in which a public speak…
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Briefly: Boaters rescued 35 miles offshore by Coast Guard

A Coast Guard Station Cortez boat crew rescued eight boaters on Saturday, after their 26-foot vessel became disabled approx…