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Proposed cell phone tower, Betsy Parkway development and disaster recovery presentations on GPICA agenda

The next meeting of the Greater Pine Island Civic Association has a jam-packed agenda that Island residents won’t want to miss. Presentations will include updates from island hurricane preparedness and recovery groups and two public information sessions covering rezoning cases The GPICA meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, at First Baptist Church of Pine Island, 5363 Ave. D, Bokeelia, (next to Pine Island Elementary School). All Pine Islanders/Matlacha residents are welcome to attend, regardless of GPICA membership Disaster recovery and preparedness group presentations Greater Pine Island Alliance Executive Director Erin Lollar Lambert will provide an overview ...

Pine Island FISH to distribute back to school supplies Saturday

Pine Island FISH will be distributing back to school clothes to families who pre-registered this Saturday, Aug. 2. The event will be held at Pine Island United Church in the Wesley Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The clothing will be distributed in conjunction with the Pine Island Block Party to ...

Beware: insect pests can harm your pets

While humans certainly suffer from swatting pesky mosquitoes away during this time of year, pets can get quite ill and even die from disease spread by the insect.  Heartworm is spread by mosquitoes, making it especially dangerous in warm, humid climates such as Southwest Florida . Once ...

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FDLE breaks ground for new Fort Myers operations center

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement broke ground Thursday for a new operations center in Fort Myers. The 64,000-square-foot complex to be built on 8.28-acres at 16595 Oriole Road will act as the hub for the FDLE Fort Myers region, officials said. The construction project is anticipated ...

Local Columns

Norm’s Tasting Notes: Christmas in July

The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net A Recommendation From the Past (Christmas in July) Dos July - 2025 Looking at some old files, I came across a review I wrote more than ten years ago, which you might enjoy, also it might point you toward a ...

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Single-member districts for the Lee County Commission?

Lee County voters will get an opportunity in 2026 to decide whether to make a substantive change in how Lee County commissioners are elected. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed HB 4001: Lee County, which will bring to referendum a proposal to elect our county commissioners by district ...

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