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Lee County No. 2 in the state for Cyclospora infection cases

An intestinal illness that has plagued the country has seen a number of cases in Lee County.  Cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, has caused thousands across the United States to fall ill.  As of July 11, there have been 97 ...

Lee Clerk to host Passport Saturday, Aug. 1

Lee County Clerk & Comptroller Kevin Karnes will host Passport Saturday, an event to help citizens apply for a passport ahead of the holiday travel season. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clerk’s Official Records department in downtown Fort Myers at ...

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CROW reunites rehabilitated purple martin with Cape Coral colony

The purple “Prince” of his colony has returned to Cape Coral. A piece of plastic no larger than a few centimeters nearly ended the life of one young purple martin. Weeks later, that same bird soared back into the skies over Cape Coral, rejoining the gourd colony it calls home. The ...

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New construction boosts overall tax valuation in North Fort Myers

Property values throughout Florida have tended downward the past couple years, which would usually be bad news for any municipality or other taxing district. However, in the North Fort Myers and Bayshore fire taxing districts, while property values have been declining, the volume of new homes ...

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GOP candidates for governor make their rounds

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Naples), two of the leading contenders to be the next governor of Florida, recently spoke with the Breeze Newspapers ahead of the upcoming Aug. 18 Republican primary. Donalds, whose congressional district covers most of Lee ...

Local Sports & Recreation

Weekend wrap: Mussels drop two of three to visiting Flying Tigers

Fort Myers’ offense silent in late innings, drops series to Lakeland FORT MYERS - Ramiro Dominguez and Jake Rucker each homered as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels were defeated by the Lakeland Flying Tigers by a final score of 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Lee Health Sports Complex. High-A ...

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