Lee County will again return to its rural roots next week when the Southwest Florida Ag Expo opens Thursday afternoon at Mike Greenwell Regional Park in North Fort Myers. The traditional ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 will herald in 11 days of fair-type fun — midway rides and games, ...
By School District of Lee County estimates, 3,400 students took part in walkouts last week in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. The walkouts took place at 13 of the district’s high schools — all but two — and at one middle school in south county. School ...
Just 17 days after a 37-year-old mom was shot to death in an encounter with federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis, a registered nurse who treated veterans in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System met a similar fate. Renee Good was shot three times by a U.S. ...
For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...
Hanukkah opened the holiday season this year with the celebration of Christmas coming next week. The eight days of Hanukkah began at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 14, and continue through Monday, Dec. 22. Christmas, of course, is Dec. 25. The holidays have different meanings and they are ...
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners honored one of their own this week, renaming the Lee County Civic Center the Mike Greenwell Regional Park. It is a fitting legacy. Commissioner Greenwell, who died Oct. 9 at age 62 after battling thyroid cancer, was more than a hometown boy who ...
