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Parents say man shows up with swastika flags outside Punta Gorda elementary school Published: July 20, 2021 6:14 PM EDT Updated: July 21, 2021 5:15 AM EDT Recommended Parents are calling us in outrage over what is happening outside their children’s elementary school. They want a man who bears upsetting flags to stay away from their kids. Parents of students who attend Sallie Jones Elementary School in Punta Gorda filed a report with police about a man they say has swastika flags and visits outside the school with them, while shouting at parents dropping their kids off. “I’ve just never ...

Cape Coral taps Lee County school district for help with charter school money woes Published: July 19, 2021 6:48 PM EDT Updated: July 19, 2021 6:52 PM EDT Recommended Charter schools in Cape Coral are in need of renovations, upkeep and the money to pay for it all. Replacement buses and carpeting, new playgrounds and new technology are all among what the City of Cape Coral Charter School Authority says it needs but doesn’t have the money to buy. Superintendent Jacquelin Collins of Oasis Charter Schools in Cape Coral is on record claiming much of the money pit is the schools’ annual $3.2 mi...

Gateway proposes sharp homeowner fee increases for needed infrastructure repairs Published: July 16, 2021 11:03 PM EDT Updated: July 16, 2021 11:16 PM EDT Recommended Broken sidewalks and neglected infrastructure are about to cost a community in Southwest Florida big. Gateway Community Development District in Lee County sent an open letter to homeowners proposing they pay an additional $6,000 in fees. A single bill for Gateway homeowners could double in order to repair infrastructure, including sidewalks and sewers. But they want to know why it’s going up so much and where the money they’...

Many in SWFL protesting for freedom in Cuba will not stop public demonstrations Published: July 16, 2021 10:21 PM EDT Updated: July 16, 2021 11:16 PM EDT Recommended After nearly a week of Southwest Florida protests showing support for Cuban freedom, people marched down the streets of downtown Fort Myers Friday alongside Fort Myers Music Walk. The people we spoke to at the protest say they do not plan to stop demonstrating their support for their families in Cuba who are also crying for their right to freedom. At times, we heard chants in support of the Cuban people coming from the crowds at ...

Time ticking to get kids fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ahead of new school year Published: July 15, 2021 9:30 PM EDT Updated: July 15, 2021 11:12 PM EDT Recommended The clock is ticking to get your kids fully vaccinated against the coronavirus before school starts. The school year begins August 10 in Lee County and Collier County. So Doctors say parents who want their kids, ages 12 and up, to get the shot should consider looking at vaccine opportunities now. With the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only one kids 12 and up are able to get, you need five weeks to become fully vaccinated. The schoo...