×
×
homepage logo
STORE

News from around the region

School district closes schools in advance of storm

Today, Oct. 6, the School District of Lee County sent an email to parents sharing that schools will be closed on Oct. 7-10 to get prepared for Hurricane Milton's impact to the area. “The district has been working closely with Lee County's Emergency Operations Center in preparation for ...

City: Community encouraged to monitor weather

At noon today, Oct. 5, the city of Sanibel reported that it is closely monitoring weather systems that may affect the island over the next 10 days. First, locally heavy rains could impact Sanibel late this weekend through the middle of next week. City crews have worked throughout the island to ...

County reminds residents permits needed for storm work

Lee County Government reminded residents in unincorporated areas to pull permits for work on their homes to fix storm damage caused by Hurricane Helene. It is particularly important for unincorporated residents in coastal areas, along rivers and in areas that typically flood during weather ...

County provides update for storm debris removal

Lee County Solid Waste has resumed normal operations while working in partnership with contracted crews to begin cleaning up storm debris from Hurricane Helene from neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Lee County, which includes Captiva. Residents are asked to place their debris at the ...

County provides update for debris removal post-storm

Lee County Solid Waste resumed normal operations on Sept. 30 while working in partnership with contracted crews to begin cleaning up storm debris from Hurricane Helene from neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Lee County, which includes Captiva. To facilitate storm debris removal, Solid ...

How to apply for FEMA assistance post-storm

Florida homeowners and renters in counties who had uninsured damage or losses caused by Hurricane Helene may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance. Current eligible counties include Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, ...

FloridaCommerce activates Emergency Bridge Loan Program

On Sept. 29, FloridaCommerce activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program, making $15 million available for businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene. Florida small business owners in need of assistance are encouraged to visit FloridaJobs.org/EBL to apply for the Florida ...

Coastal Watch: Annual cleanup was biggest so far

As part of the Ocean Conservancy's annual International Coastal Cleanup, Coastal Watch hosted volunteers to pick up garbage and debris on Sept. 21 on the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva. This year's clean up was its biggest event to date, with 415 volunteers across Sanibel, Captiva and North ...

Foundation lauds Everglades restoration momentum, support

The Everglades Foundation Chief Executive Officer Eric Eikenberg gushed optimism for the long-running Everglades restoration project as speaker at the SanCap Chamber's business luncheon on Sep. 18 at The Community House on Sanibel. “When I’m standing here at the chamber lunch in September ...

DDWS reports on refuge programming and more

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel: - Oct. 13 will mark the kickoff for National Wildlife Refuge Week and admission fees for Wildlife Drive will be ...