Pine Island News

Lee County Parks & Recreation will close the Bokeelia Boat Ramp and Cottages for major renovations starting Monday, July 6. Work is expected to take six to nine months.

Motorists, other than local residents, were advised to avoid the area west of Shoal Line Boulevard on State Road 550 on Friday as firefighters continued to contain a brush fire.

Fanned by winds a day earlier and threatening homes near Bayport by Friday morning, the marsh fire mostly was contained hours later by crews from three agencies.

About 20 homes and the Bayport Inn Restaurant in the middle of a western Hernando County residential area were evacuated Thursday as winds up to 30 mph spread a brush fire across 750 acres of land.

This week 60,000 people will get letters in the mail explaining their payment options for the Cape Coral Utility Expansion Project.

Free and Accepted Masons, Hernando Lodge No. 97: 7:30 p.m. June 1, 515 S Main St., Brooksville.

Sanibel and Captiva are not the only islands worth your time west of Fort Myers.

Association of Arts and Crafts: An arts and crafts club is forming in Hernando County.

Coast Guard locates 3 boaters adrift YANKEETOWN, Fla. - An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., located three people in their 15-foot pleasure craft at about 6 p.m. Monday, after their boat became disabled and adrift eight miles southwest of Little Pine Island, Fla.

Unfortunately, I've had too much experience with hurricanes. The 2004 season started when Hurricane Charley's 150 mph winds battered my wife's grandparents' home in Pine Island, Florida.

'Treasures of the Atocha: Florida's Sunken Treasure Ship' Join a park ranger for an exciting overview of the discovery of the sunken Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha.

How long have you lived in Hernando County, and where do you live? Where did you live previously? My wife, Janice, and I were both born and raised in Chicago.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit will target at least one of the following three locations for enforcement today: Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres Ben C. Pratt Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers Stringfellow Road, Pine Island Locations are selected based upon high incidents of crashes, traffic surveys and citizen complaints.

Bone case gets a new look It's been just about two years since the bones of eight men were found deep in the woods in Fort Myers.

It was no day at the beach for two men spending Easter Sunday at Pine Island Beach Park.

The owner of Willy's Tropical Breeze Cafe came before county commissioners Tuesday and told them he has "created something beautiful" on Pine Island and is a "good asset" for the community.

Should another vendor express interest in bidding for the rights to open a concession stand at Pine Island Beach, then the county has no choice but to open it up to one and all.

Wallace Johnston, an engineer and Air Force veteran, has an extensive collection of books related to black American and black world history which he began collecting at age 12.

Elizabeth Selenke, the Riverdale High School student critically injured in a December motorcycle crash, is home now and continuing to recover, her mother said today.

Temperatures could climb this weekend to near 80 degrees, tempting swimmers to make the most of the county's popular swimming areas.