
The organizers of an effort to recall Town of Fort Myers Beach councilmembers John King and Karen Woodson announced they have secured more than 600 petitions for the recall, enough to force a recall election if verified by the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. The petitions are expected to ...
The objects that appear to be speed bumps along Hurricane Pass Bridge on San Carlos Boulevard are actually pieces of plywood or steel plates covering the recently poured concrete for the bridge joints on Fort Myers Beach, Florida Department of Transportation spokesman David Scarpelli said. ...
As the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian nears, the owners of Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina now have plans in place approved by the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council to proceed with repairs to its docks, dry storage boat facilities and other buildings which will also include a Pinchers ...
The Democratic Party of Lee County is inviting residents to "step up, speak out, and help shape the local agenda" at its upcoming Listening Tour stop in Cape Coral. The event, entitled "Your Voice, Our Future", will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cape Coral Lee County Public ...
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advocates said violated environmental laws. U.S. District ...
The Florida Highway Patrol announced an arrest on I-75 in North Fort Myers Thursday under Florida's "dangerous excessive speeding" statute, established by House Bill 351 which took effect July 1. The new law creates a new criminal offense (FSS 316.1922) for driving 50 mph over the speed limit ...
On August 4, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council took an important but often misunderstood step by approving a not-to-exceed millage rate of 1.255 mills for the upcoming fiscal year. Let me be clear: this is not a final tax increase. It is a procedural requirement that sets the upper limit for ...
Count us among those excited for the start of the new school year Monday. Not because we have kids, tweens or teens who — though we love them the muchest — may have, ummm, pushed our parental patience a time or two during this long, hot and humid summer. But because the district has ...