Americas' 250th Birthday of Freedom and Annual Pine Island 4th of July, 2026 parade and events --- began as in previous years at 10 AM, at Winn Dixie shopping plaza and proceeded north on Stringfellow Road.

Residents got up early in celebration as residents and kids lined up on both sides of the street to watch the parade and gather candy and prizes thrown by the floats passing by.

Fort Myers, FL, June 25, 2026 – The Lee County Department of Transportation (DOT) reminds Pine Island residents that sidewalk improvements will begin Monday 6/29, along Stringfellow Road.

Friday morning at approx 7:20 am, a four vehicle involved accident occurred at the intersection of Stringfellow Rd.

We have received a few inquiries from the community related to our announcement of the progress on the Matlacha Drawbridge, which is having mechanical openings this week for the first time since Hurricane Ian.

On Sunday 2-22-26 at about 4pm, the Pine Island/Matlacha Fire Dept. was dispatched to 14141 Harbor Drive where a home fire was fully underway.

Lee Commissioners approve contract to resurface two key evacuation routes to be more resilient

Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 3, 2026 – The Lee Board of County Commissioners awarded a contract Tuesday to resurface two key roadways in western Lee County to be more resilient to erosion and washout while improving drainage and reducing long-term maintenance costs.

Intermittent lane closures on the Matlacha drawbridge for two days in late January

Project to repair hurricane-damaged bridge continues