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5 days ago · News, Sports, Jobs. Man receives consecutive life sentences in police shooting January 22, 2025 4 min read. A man convicted of multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer for shooting at Sanibel police officers and a sheriff's deputy in 2016 was sentenced to life in prison.
Preliminary report shows property valuation increase on the islands
Jun 12, 2024 · The Lee County Property Appraisers Office last week released its preliminary property tax valuations. Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell said at the countywide level, higher projected valuations help stabilize tax revenues and so budget for taxing entities. Countywide, there is a little less than a 2% increase in the just value, and an almost […]
Celebrating Pine Islanders: Luretta Wilson - Pineisland Eagle
Sep 18, 2024 · Capt’n Con’s Fish House owner Luretta Wilson said she would describe herself as a very hard worker who loves the restaurant business. Her family, she said, are some of Pine Island’s pioneers, having made their way to the island before the 1930s. Her immediate family’s journey began when her father came, almost unwillingly, to Pine […]
Islander Franklin finds resilience and peace - Pineisland Eagle
Jan 17, 2025 · All the hurricanes Mother Nature could muster have not kept Pine Islander Kimberly Franklin from being resilient. With two small children (Emmitt and Marlie) who attend Pine Island Elementary, she has had to hold her life together, in spite of all the weather and storms. She has been in the business of beauty for 24 […]
Celebrating Pine Islanders: Elsie Stearns - Pineisland Eagle
Jan 2, 2024 · Elsie Stearns, manager of Centennial Bank’s Pine Island branch, wife of Stearns Custom Builders owner Scott Stearns, who is also a proud mother and grandmother, as well as a Beacon of Hope board member, describes her relationship with Pine Island as love at first sight, which is fitting due to her love for both fishing and the water.
First week of school rolls out smoothly, district reports
Aug 21, 2024 · As with the start of every school year the challenges almost solely fall upon transportation and the drop-off and pick-up lines at schools. “The first couple of weeks parents need to be patient and let them iron it out,” Regional Associate Superintendent Chuck Vilardi said of getting families to understand the process. Parents should give […]
Little Pine Island Bridge reconstruction begins
Jun 20, 2024 · The Florida Department of Transportation, District One, is reminding the public of the upcoming reconstruction of the Little Pine Island Bridge in Matlacha. The bridge was scheduled to be reduced to one lane during the nighttime/overnight hours as of Monday, June 17, as a part of the Phase I construction plan. Phase I construction activities […]
‘We will never forget!’ - Pineisland Eagle
Sep 18, 2024 · American Legion Riders Chapter 136 Pine Island held an annual 9/11 Remem-brance Ceremony honoring the dedication and sacrifice of all first responders over the past 23 years.
School-based BreakSpot locations to close Thursday, ‘rural sites’ …
Jul 18, 2024 · The majority of the School District of Lee County’s school-based BreakSpot program locations will close for the summer next Thursday while the other summer feeding locations will end on July 31. The eight rural sites that were added to the list this year, providing grab-and- go meal options, had a great turnout. “We are pleased […]
School District reaches historic enrollment numbers
The School District of Lee County has topped 100,000 students for the first time in its history. Total enrollment reported by the Florida Department of Education for the 2023-2024 school year is 102,791 students in Pre-K through 12th grade. In just District-operated schools, the official enrollment number is 89,337. “The continued growth in enrollment speaks […]
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