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In 2024, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office installed two automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority.
The trackers are on the swing bridge in both direction…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Sept. 15 to pause the process for proposed amendments to the Lee Plan and corresponding updates to the Land Development Code. As a result, the amendments…
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners, absent Commissioner Stephen R. Deutch, held a Regular and Land Use meeting on Sept. 8, 2026. Among items addressed on the regular agenda, the comm…
The Boca Grande Fire Control District will hold a public hearing on its tax increase at 5:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the Boca Grande Fire Department.
The proposed operating budget expendi…
The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a budget public hearing at 5:01 p.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference…
On Tuesday, Sept. 1st, Maggie’s dad, Ed Siler visited the preschool in his Sarasota County Sheriff uniform as an enhancement to their community helper curriculum. He read the story, “Police! Hurryin…
Two more dead banyan trees are now fully removed and stumps were ground up last week. The trees did not survive hurricane flooding and salt intrustions.
Photo by Cheryl
A new initiative at the Boca Grande Preschool will help children build their home libraries. They are looking for a guest reader each month to read a story related to the curriculum theme. If anyone…
