news@breezenewspapers.com The School District of Lee County will monitor a minimum of four metrics to determine when it can relax its emergency mask mandate. A special Facebook live was held for staff Sept. 2, which touched upon the numbers assessment that will be used to relax some of the ...
The 2021 Florida Python Challenge yielded unprecedented results this year with participants removing 223 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently reported. More than 600 people participated in the 10-day competition, designed to ...
Lee County is increasing its public outreach efforts to raise awareness among residents, business owners and motorcyclists about the now-permanent all-electronic tolling for the Midpoint, Cape Coral and Sanibel Causeway bridges. Lee County has used all-electronic rolling since the pandemic ...
The City of Palms Youth Choir of the Fort Myers Mastersingers is now recruiting young singers for their upcoming sixth season. Rehearsals are held weekly on Tuesday evenings at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers. The City of Palms Youth Choir is an auditioned choral program for ...
FutureMakers Coalition has released its 2021 Workforce Employer Survey Report. FutureMakers Coalitions’ goal is to transform Southwest Florida’s workforce by increasing the percentage of working age (25-64 years old) adults that hold post-high school credentials to 55 percent by ...
During July, a record-breaking 814,471 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 218 percent compared to July 2020 and 42.6 percent more than the passenger traffic in July 2019. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 60 percent ...
Lee County residents and businesses recycled 76% of the waste generated countywide in 2020, earning second place in the state. Charlotte and Pinellas counties tied for the top spot with 78% recycling rates. Lee County received credit for recycling 1.6 million of the total 2.2 million tons of ...
cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Additional resources for local youth on the autism spectrum are set to arrive in Southwest Florida this fall. Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers, one of the largest autism therapy providers in the nation, recently announced its expansion into Florida that ...
Lee County’s Reuse Center, a free resource for residents, has diverted 93 tons of household chemicals away from final disposal and provided them free of charge to local residents and businesses. The Reuse Center, which opened in December 2018, allows residents access to still-useable paints ...
With COVID-19 cases continuing to increase, the Florida Department of Health-Lee and Lee County Government are collaborating to expand COVID-19 testing using a vendor, Nomi Health. FDOH-Lee has an agreement with Nomi Health to increase drive-thru COVID-19 testing appointments at its clinic. ...
