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RSW airport’s ‘refusal to provide requested documentation’ cited in recent Lee Clerk audit

December 18, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Inspector General Department of the Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller has completed an audit of the Lee County Port Authority’s Airside Operations and Safety, carried over from the...

DeSantis appoints Patricia ‘Trish’ Petrosky to Lee Supervisor

December 12, 2025
Staff Report
Featured News, News

P atricia “Trish” Petrosky was sworn in as a Lee County Commissioner Monday, Dec. 15, on the steps of the Old Lee County Courthouse in downtown Fort Myers. She will participate in the next...

Update: Lee County Boca Grande parking permit schedule

December 12, 2025
Staff Report
News

Lee County has updated the in-person schedule for Boca Grande parking permit distribution. Three December dates had to be canceled due to temporary utility impacts caused by building...

Thomas C. McDermott 1936-2025

December 11, 2025
Staff Report
Obituaries

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas C. McDermott, who left us on December 7, 2025 at the age of 89. Surrounded by his loving family, he passed away peacefully at his...

The Island Golfer: Lemon Bay and Coral Creek chart their paths forward

Change is inevitable is an oft-used phrase that applies to most everything in life. No more so than around here where the locals have been dealing with changes – some temporary, some permanent –...

Grande Chorus kicks off 4th Season at St. Andrew’s

December 11, 2025
Garland Pollard
Entertainment

This weekend, The Grande Chorus is kicking off its 4th season with a mid-century-themed concert of holiday favorites. Thirty Boca Grande friends and neighbors will be singing cool retro...

Sidemen of Note bring original music of Campbell, Manilow and Garfunkel

December 4, 2025
Garland Pollard
Entertainment, News

The performers Tab Laven, Eddie Kilgallon, and Jeff Dayton form a powerhouse ensemble of veteran touring musicians who have spent their careers alongside some of music’s greatest legends. With...

County staffers ask denial of 10th Street historic demolition

Preservation Board to review destruction of 1926 houses from Florida boom time The Boca Grande Preservation Board will meet Wednesday, Dec. 10 to discuss the possible demolition of a house at...

Amanda Cochran files to run again for Lee District 5 seat

December 4, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Editor’s note: Amanda Cochran, who ran previously for the seat of the late Mike Greenwell, has announced that she will run again. Lee County District 5 covers rural areas including Alva, where...

Parking pass information released by Lee County

The new Boca Grande Parking Ordinance No. 25-16 establishes designated parking zones, defines permit types, sets time limits and outlines enforcement procedures. Residential and business districts...