Celebrating Pine Islanders: Nellie Price
Resources available across Lee County in July to provide heat-related assistance
35 students receive scholarships from Bobby Holloway Memorial Foundation
Matlacha Hookers announce 2026 Hooked on Education Scholarship winners
Kiwanis Club to hold End of Summer Family Pool Party Aug. 8
Join the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island for our FREE End of Summer Family Pool Party Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pine Island Community Pool, 5675 Sesame Drive, Bokeelia. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun featuring: • Free hot Dogs • Watermelon • Drinks • Cookies • Chips • Games and fun activities for all ages! Food and refreshments will be available while supplies last. At Kiwanis, the members are dedicated to improving the lives of the children of Pine Island, and events like these are a wonderful way to bring the community together. Interested in learning more about Kiwanis? We’d love to meet you! Join the club on ...
Lee County operations adjust schedules for Independence Day
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows: Solid Waste • Residential garbage, recycling and yard waste schedules in unincorporated Lee County, the Village of Estero and the Town of Fort Myers Beach will not be affected by the Independence Day holiday. • The Reuse Center, 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers, is normally open the first Saturday of each month. Due to the holiday, it instead will be open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 11. • Lee County Solid Waste offices and the Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility, 6441 Topaz Court, are ...
Island community invited to celebrate country’s 250th birthday with Legion Post 136
Once again, American Legion Post 136 will be the proud sponsors of both the parade and the fireworks. As we will be celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday, Post 136 would like to pull all the stops making this a fun and exciting party and invite the Pine Island community to spend the day and evening at the American Legion. The Post would like to include local businesses and the community to help with the celebration. Line up for the parade will be at the Winn-Dixie parking lot beginning around 8 a.m.; parade starts at 10 a.m. sharp; fireworks begin at sunset. The American Legion will be open to the public. Anyone wanting to decorate a float, vehicle, their person or ...
