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Lee County EMS successfully completes national reaccreditation

Lee County Emergency Medical Services has received a full three-year re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. The re-accreditation confirms the organization’s compliance with CAAS’ national standards of excellence.  Lee County EMS is one of less than 200 ambulance services in the United States and Canada – and one of 26 in Florida – to successfully complete the voluntary review process, which included completion of a comprehensive application and on-site inspection by national experts in emergency medical services.  The on-site inspection concluded with no deficiencies across the 107 standard areas. CAAS is a non-profit organization that ...

FDOT provides latest update on Little Pine Island Bridge construction project

The Florida Department of Transportation has provided an update on the Little Pine Island Bridge construction. FDORT reports it will continue sharing important information as progress is made and milestones are reached — whether that’s weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Hurricane Ian caused ...

Sons of the Legion Squadron 136 to hold blood drive July 21

The Sons of The Legion Squadron 136 will be hosting a blood drive Monday, July 21, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the American Legion on Stringfellow Road in St. James City.  The American Legion is open to the public. For your pint donation, OneBlood will provide and a $20 eGift Card and ...

Lee County schools earn a ‘B’ grade from Florida Department of Education

School grades recently released from the Florida Department of Education show improvement among local schools but still left the School District of Lee County still ranking ninth among the largest 10 school districts in the state. A B grade was maintained for the School District of Lee ...

News from around the region

The Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre to stage new comedy

BackStage Broads, the latest comedy by Joe Simonelli and Lori Sigrist, whose recent comedy Half Baked had a successful run at The Broadway Palm last month, will premiere at The Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre in Cape Coral on July 17. Performances are every Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. with ...

Gulf Coast Surf & Beach Festival returns to Fort Myers Beach July 19

The annual Gulf Coast Surf & Beach Festival, hosted by Surfers for Autism, will return to Fort Myers Beach from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Crescent Beach Family Park at 1046 Estero Blvd.. Surfers for Autism is a nonprofit organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of ...

Local Columns

Norm’s Tasting Notes : 2022 Decoy Merlot

The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2022 Decoy California Merlot Uno July - 2025 The wine from Decoy is a second label for Duckhorn. However most of the Decoy wines are not second rate, as demonstrated by this First Rate California Merlot! The wine ...

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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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