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Legends Golf & Country Club is showing off its commitment to veterans this Veterans Day with several fundraising events to support paralyzed veterans. Its members have provided more than $390,000 in years past, and they will be at it again this year —— both on Nov. 10 and on Veterans ...

Lee County voters re-elected District 2 Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass and District 4 Commissioner Brian Hamman to office in the Nov. 3 General Election, giving each longtime commissioner more than 60% of the vote. Voters also overwhelmingly chose to change the method by which commissioners ...

One seat retained, one lost on school board

District 4 School Board incumbent Debbie Jordan held her seat. Jordan faced challenger Tony Beougher as they were among the two top vote-getters from the primary election that advanced them to the Nov. 3 General Election. Jordan received 22,479 or 53% of the votes, and Beougher received 47%, ...

The Lee County Supervisor of Elections has held onto her seat. Voters decided that Republican incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka will continue to serve Lee County after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2026. Persons-Mulicka defeated Democrat Chris Vignieri by more than 60,000 votes ...

For those hoping Amendment 3 will reduce their tax burden, Tuesday’s vote was the easy part. With 62% of voters in favor of the homestead exemption increase, property owners who live in their homes will now be exempt from paying local property taxes for up to $150,000 of their property’s ...