07/01/11 Joseph Burke is sworn in as the new Lee County Schools Superintendent by Judge John Carlin on Friday, July 1, 2011, in Fort Myers. At right is Burke's wife of 39 years, Judy. / Amanda Inscore/news-press.com
06/22/11 Fresh off an eighth place individual finish at the NJCAA National Championship Golf Tournament, Midland College golfer Neil Gowan has signed with the College of Charleston, MC coach Delnor Poss announced on Wednesday.
06/21/11 Lee County, Florida wants to triple the amount it spends on feral hog removal. The hogs are known for rooting up yards, tearing up grass and wreaking havoc on neighborhoods.
06/21/11 Residents in Lee County, FL, want to triple the amount it can spend on the removal of feral hogs that have torn up yards and ruined grass in neighborhoods.
06/09/11 Thousands of dollars of your taxpayer dollars gone down the drain. That's after thieves stole at least 10 storm drain covers from various Lee County locations.
06/01/11 Two men are charged with grand theft after deputies caught them driving with a stolen AC unit belonging to a North Fort Myers church Tuesday, according to an arrest report.
05/27/11 Here are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News
05/20/11 Four Lee County residents were arrested Thursday for an organized doctor shopping scheme that netted more than 23,000 in oxycodone pills from clinics throughout Southwest Florida and beyond, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
05/17/11 Cape Coral's City Council agreed Monday to spend as much as $788,000 to improve and maintain Florida scrub jay habitat on Lee County land in Alva.
05/17/11 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando International Airport (OIA) is planning for a boost in international passengers. Four new international airlines will start operations there this summer.
05/17/11 I'm a para-professional at Alva Middle School and a 25-year Lee schools employee. But I may lose my job. I've missed the required score on a state test by a few points.
05/10/11 A traffic stop led to the arrests of two men accused of stealing an ATV from a Lee County park in April.
04/08/11 Deputies have released the latest list of those arrested on narcotics charges in Lee County. On March 21, 2011, at approximately 12:16 a.m., Lee County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Mitchell Lawrence Matamala, D.O.B. 12/28/90, of 3303 5th street, Lehigh Acres, on misdemeanor drug charges for Possession of Marijuana.
04/04/11 It's still unclear what direction City Council will take in a proposed Florida scrub jay habitat mitigation plan that carries a price tag of nearly $800,000, yet some on the dais fear that no action will put the city on the hook for millions of...
04/03/11 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday announced that 3,185 out of 4,762 passed the Real Estate Broker Licensure Examination given by the Board of Real Estate Service in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao and Iloilo last March 2011.
03/29/11 A fast paced, high altitude zip through the park could soon be a reality in Lee County. By next season, Alva's Caloosahatchee Regional Park could be home to Florida's newest high speed, high intensity zipline.
03/28/11 City Council approved donating 3-plus acres of a land to an as yet unnamed company that wants to build a facility across from City Hall.
03/25/11 City council could decide Monday to spend $788,025 for a land conservation plan that Lee County would conduct on Cape Coral's behalf, making improvements to Florida Scrub Jay Habitats.
03/11/11 KENNEWICK -- Columbia Center mall in Kennewick soon will add two more places to shop. "Both
02/24/11 Selling your home via a short sale is an increasingly popular method that homeowners in south Florid...
 03/24/10 A motivational speaker can increase the team's performance way beyond what is thought of as possible...
03/21/10 In Panama, real estate is a fast growing sector that promises to be a lucrative investment option fo...
03/17/10 While everyone tends to agree that they'd like to see improvement in the public schools, its rare th...
03/16/10 International investors are starting to realize the enormous potential inherent in Florida tax deed ...
03/11/10 While everyone tends to agree that they'd like to see improvement in the public schools, its rare th...
03/10/10 Many people have a fantasy of living on one of the beaches in Florida, relaxing in the sand and enjo...
02/11/10 Florida approved traffic school is sometimes required by a judge as sentence for a moving violation....
02/08/10 It's important to think beyond price when you are selecting a new Florida home. One of the most crit...
01/17/10 The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), along with New York-based ...
08/18/09 Impaired drivers are a very real danger to themselves and, of course, any motorist who is sharing the road at the same time. With this in mind, the Lee County Sheriff's Office launched a multi-faceted campaign of education, awareness and enforcement to battle this threat to our community. | 
