/tags/lee-county Lee County en-US WLRN Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-10/a-fort-myers-development-proposal-may-be-the-first-gauge-of-the-gulf-coasts-post-ian-approach A residential development proposal would clear mangroves, and storm-surge buffer, near Shell Point. Lee County commissioners will vote on it next month. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-10/a-fort-myers-development-proposal-may-be-the-first-gauge-of-the-gulf-coasts-post-ian-approach Tim Padgett /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-07/what-2018s-hurricane-michael-could-teach-us-about-elections-post-hurricane-ian A new research paper found that following Hurricane Michael in 2018, the eight counties most impacted by the storm saw an 7 percent decline in voter turnout in the November elections. What could it mean post-Hurricane Ian? Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-07/what-2018s-hurricane-michael-could-teach-us-about-elections-post-hurricane-ian Daniel Rivero /news/2022-10-05/its-total-destruction-after-warm-welcome-in-south-florida-evacuees-return-to-devastation-in-lee-county As Hurricane Ian tore through Lee County, WLRN's Wilkine Brutus met some of the evacuees who fled to Palm Beach County. They told him about their decision to leave, their gratitude towards those who helped them here — and what they found when they returned home. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:50:07 GMT /news/2022-10-05/its-total-destruction-after-warm-welcome-in-south-florida-evacuees-return-to-devastation-in-lee-county Wilkine Brutus /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-04/reopening-district-schools-a-priority-for-lee-county-but-some-buildings-may-be-beyond-repair School superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier outlined several aspects of what the Lee County schools are doing to restart school despite the buildings that have been damaged. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:30:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-04/reopening-district-schools-a-priority-for-lee-county-but-some-buildings-may-be-beyond-repair WGCU Staff /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/people-displaced-by-hurricane-ian-share-their-stories-from-a-lee-county-shelter A few days after the Category 4 storm made landfall in Southwest Florida, people were still being rescued and transported to shelters. Here are their stories. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:30:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/people-displaced-by-hurricane-ian-share-their-stories-from-a-lee-county-shelter Jessica Meszaros /politics/2014-02-25/from-scorched-earth-to-palm-beach-the-maya-are-coming-to-florida The Maya have many cool nicknames. The Greeks of the New World. Men of Maize. But you can add a more unfortunate moniker – the Children of Scorched Earth… Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:53:53 GMT /politics/2014-02-25/from-scorched-earth-to-palm-beach-the-maya-are-coming-to-florida Tim Padgett