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Election Day for the Presidential Preference Primary is tomorrow, March 19

Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle reminds voters that tomorrow, March 19, is Election Day for the Presidential Preference Primary. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters must be in line at their respective polling place before 7 p.m. to vote. On Election Day, voters must ...

ECHO kicks off annual Food & Farm Fest

Thousands of attendees got to shop for and taste some of the most amazing foods as the annual ECHO Global Food & Farm Fest kicked off Saturday. Usually, Saturday’s open Farm Day is the climax of the festival. This year, in a change of pace, it was used to kick things off, followed by ...

St. Paddy’s Day celebrated at the Shell Factory

What started a decade ago as a glorified golf cart parade has turned into one of the biggest parties of the year, the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Shell Factory. This year’s event on Sunday had nearly 1,000 attendees wearin' the green as they drank green beer, ate corned ...

Early voting in Presidential Primary wraps up this weekend

This weekend marks the final days members of the Republican Party in Lee County can cast their ballots early in the Presidential Preference Primary Election, as the voting period began last Saturday. Each day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through March 16, registered Republican voters in Lee County ...

ECHO’s 26th Food & Farm Fest opens Saturday

One of the biggest — and most popular — events in North Fort Myers opens Saturday. ECHO Farm will hold its 26th annual Global Food & Farm Festival from March 16-22, with a two-day break in between, and an order of events that will be a little different than in the past with Farm Day ...

Arc’s ‘Purses for Pooches’ set for April 27

Are you looking for a lovely new or gently used purse? A popular fundraiser offers an opportunity browse for a bargain and help a good cause at the same time. The Animal Refuge Center will hold its ninth-annual Purses for Pooches event from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the ...

North Fort Myers High’s class of 1974 plans reunion

A 50th class reunion has been scheduled for the North Fort Myers High School 1974 graduating class for next month. Martha (Lolly) Crotty said the reunion committee began planning about 18 months ago and has reached out to classmates through email and text messages. After hearing from about 60 ...