LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
MATLACHA Little Pine Island bridge work causes delays, FDOT promises progress Construction on the Little Pine Island Bridge has narrowed traffic to one lane, causing significant delays for drivers.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
MATLACHA Little Pine Island bridge work causes delays, FDOT promises progress Construction on the Little Pine Island Bridge has narrowed traffic to one lane, causing significant delays for drivers.
Roger Desjarlais (Lee County government) Lee County Manager Roger J. Desjarlais has announced his retirement. Desjarlais’s career involved overseeing a $2,000,000,000 budget and more than 2,600 employees. He remarked in his retirement letter, dated June 1, on how resilient the Lee County population is in dealing with the difficulties of the previous decade. “Together, we have managed and cared for this community through COVID, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Ian, flooding from record rainfall and a host of other events,” Desjarlais wrote. Desjarlais spent his decade-long career assisting county commissioners in lowering the Lee County tax rate four times. Desjarlais also helps with planning and building roads and infrastructure. Desjarlais spent his decade-long career assisting county commissioners in lowering the Lee County tax rate four times. Desjarlais also helps with planning and building roads and infrastructure. The Lee County commissioners plan to begin talking about filling Desjarlais’s shoes at a meeting on Tuesday. However, on Monday night, Commission Chairman, Brian Hamman, is more inclined to reflect on the time they spent together. “It’s a fluid rollout plan. It’s all happened so fast, we’ve never done one of these before,” Desjarlais said. Desjarlais made remarks about handling Hurricane Ian. “Do what you believe to be in your best interests. If you are uncomfortable staying on your property, by all means, go to one of our shelters,” Desjarlais said. “When you look at the list of all the things that happened over the last ten years, just one of those things, like maybe Hurricane Irma, would have been historic. But you add on hurricane Ian, you add on COVID, you add on the blue-green algae crises,” Chairman Hamman said. Chairman Hamman discovered Desjarlais’ plan to retire last week, but it was made official in a letter on Monday. “He really leaves the government in a very stable place as he goes off into retirement,” Hamman said. Hamman told WINK News it’s about time the county manager who go an “exceptional” rating in 2021-2022 gets a break. “What you find is that we were very stable throughout all of it, even though there was crisis going on,” Chairman Hamman said. “I think the legacy is going to be that we were one of the most stable forms of government locally here in Lee County during his time.” Desjarlais’ retirement date is July 31. The retirement letter can be viewed below. 6-1-23-County-Manager-retirement-letter-to-BoCCDownload