Cape Coral News

The Horry County Council voted Tuesday in a 6-6 tie between the two remaining candidates for the Horry County administrator's position.

The Southwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Association will meet Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., at Oasis Charter Middle School, in the cafeteria.

CAPE CORAL, Fla.(Nov. 19, 2009) -- Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency awarded $100,000 to Sweetbay Supermarkets to help the grocery chain give a facelift for its future home on Cape Coral Parkway.

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Sweetbay moves into a former Publix Supermarket site.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2009) -- About 6,000 children under the age of 10 in Lee County need a second dose of the vaccine.

H1N1 Vaccinations:
• Thursday, Dec. 3:
• 4 to 9 p.m.
• Mariner High School
• 701 Chiquita Blvd.
• Cape Coral FL 33993

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2009) -- A Cape Coral Publix Supermarket employee was arrested after undercover detectives say she sold them prescription pills illegally.

CAPE CORAL: Accused of abusing his power for personal gain, former Cape Coral Councilman Mickey Rosado went before a judge during a state ethics commission hearing.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2009) -- A Cape Coral carpentry business operating since 1978 vows to "rise from the ashes" after a fire destroyed the company's building.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2009) -- One Cape Coral council member has called to hire a "fixer, a change agent, a troubleshooter ..." to replace former City Manager Terry Stewart. Stewart resigned last week after nearly eight years.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2009) -- Horry County, S.C., council members grilled former Cape Coral City Manager Terry Stewart today about his tenure in Cape Coral after his resignation Nov. 9.

One councilman criticized Stewart on his views on zero-based budgeting after Stewart told the council he "despised" the practice.

"You may have just lost my vote... and no, that's not okay, son, you need my vote," Barnard said.

Cape Coral City Manager Gets Second Interview for Top Administrator Job in South Carolina

Nov. 13: Editorial The News Press (Fort Myers, Fla.) Stewart Did the Right Thing

Nov. 10: Stewart Saw Tumultuous Decade in Cape Coral, Fla.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2009) -- Former Cape Coral City Manager Terry Stewart is expected to have a second interview for the top administrator job in Horry County, S.C., on Monday, Nov. 16.. Stewart is one of only three finalists being interviewed.

Stewart resigned his Cape Coral post Nov. 9 after new mayor John Sullivan said he planned to call for a city council vote asking for Stewart's resignation.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2009) -- Five years of hard work came to an end Thursday night when Bob Hensley cut the ribbon signifying the grand opening of his company's $160 million Resort at MarinaVillage. The waterfront resort and full-service hotel is in Tarpon Point Marina.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2009) -- The Florida Department of Health has announced that Lee County will hold a "swine flu clinic" at Island Coast High School on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 9 p.m. for people who meet certain criteria.

See the entire list of planned Florida Public Health Sponsored H1N1 Vaccine Clinics in Lee County.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2009) -- Detectives have determined a fire was deliberately set in a bedroom after a burglary in a home that last week experienced another fire due to a faulty elecrical system.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2009) -- An off-duty Cape Coral firefighter's quick response to a residential structure fire Thursday morning likely saved the lives of the five pets inside and prevented additional damage to the home.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2009) -- A fire that destroyed a home on Gleason Parkway on Nov. 12, first believed to be tied to an electrical issue, has been ruled arson by the State Fire Marshal.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2009) -- The Cape Coral resident and Lee County employee who used her work e-mail account to send a "nasty" message to Cape Coral elected officials has been suspended for five days without pay.

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Cape Resident Faces Reprimand Over E-Mail to City Council

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2009) -- Cape Coral police have charged a former bookkeeper with Gulfstream Development/Douglas Realty with grand theft after an investigation revelealed the woman stole $289,782.97 from the company.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2009) -- The city's longest serving city manager resigned, a new mayor stepped in and three new council members took the dais as applause shook the packed City Council chamber.

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Nov. 4 -- City Manager Under Fire

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2009) -- Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Martins, 23, from Cape Coral, Fla., was killed Nov. 6 in a motorcycle crash in California. A funeral service is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Cape Coral.