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Collier-Lee Honor Flight volunteers and the Sanibel Shellcrafters recently completed a one-of-a-kind handcrafted tribute for National Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Stump. The piece will be formally presented to him on Oct. 10 during ...

New hours for refuge’s Wildlife Drive

The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge reported that the gate times for Wildlife Drive will change on Sept. 1 to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is open every day except for Fridays, regardless of holidays. Admission is $10 for vehicles and $1 for hikers and bicyclists. The refuge is at 1 ...

The Sanibel Sea School reported that last month it welcomed nearly 80 kindergarten and first-grade students from the Naples-based Grace Place for Children & Families for two beach field trips. On the beach, the students searched the shoreline and shallow waters, filling their nets with ...

Volunteers prepare flags for tribute

Over the course of one week in July, dozens of dedicated volunteers carefully tagged and prepared 2,977 American flags for the city of Sanibel's A Field of Heroes. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the tribute will feature 2,977 American flags — one for each ...

Challenger Amanda Cochran ousted District 5 Lee County Commissioner Trish Petrosky in a universal primary between the two Republicans today in a race seen as a referendum on development in Lee County. With all precincts reporting in the primary election, Cochran received 54.73% of the vote, ...

Two school board seats decided in primary

Two of the four School Board of Lee County races on the ballot were decided in today's primary election, with the remaining two races headed to a run-off in the general election in November. School Board Member Sam Fisher was re-elected to the District 1 seat, while School Board Member Jada ...