The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation announced it has opened the scholarship application period for local students. The deadline to apply is March 1. Individuals who live on Fort Myers Beach, or whose parent or guardian lives or works on Fort Myers Beach, are eligible to apply. The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation awards several scholarships each year to support post-high school education, including an endowed scholarship at Florida SouthWestern State College. The organization encourages and support individuals pursuing further education through a variety of pathways, including FSW, trade or technical schools, certificate programs, GED programs, and other educational ...
Using coconuts to celebrate the holidays was a time-honored tradition of the late Fort Myers Beach resident and U.S. Marine Capt. Jay Gray. That tradition is living on with his daughter Lisa Gray Jones, of Fort Myers Beach. His daughter recently decorated her Fort Myers Beach yard with fallen ...
With spring training officially underway in Fort Myers and pitchers and catchers reporting, the Minnesota Twins, in partnership with Lee Health, today announced details for the club’s Open House and Health Fair, set to begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, February 16 at Lee Health Sports ...
The School District of Lee County has received the first part of the approvals it needs from the Florida Department of Education as part of a multi-pronged approval process to raze the Fort Myers Beach Elementary School campus. However, school administration officials on Tuesday said they are ...
Gulf Coast Humane Society is teaming up with the Boston Red Sox for a paw-some day at JetBlue Park. The event within the game is called Dog Day — and Dog Day is all about baseball, sunshine, and wagging tails. Game time is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Whether you come for the game, the ...
The School District of Lee County recently announced that 47 student musicians have been selected to participate in the Florida Music Educators Association All-State performing groups, earning recognition among the finest young musicians in Florida. Each year, FMEA holds statewide auditions to ...
Severe drought is impacting nearly all of Lee County, causing grass to change from lush green to dry and brown. From Charlotte to Collier counties, dry weather ranges from moderate to severe. The National Weather Service reported that 2025 was the sixth-driest year on record in Fort Myers, and ...
Each year, school choice enrollment season invites families to pause and ask an important question: What kind of education will best serve my child? In Lee County, where public school enrollment for student assignment programs runs from Jan. 20 through Feb. 27, families are once again ...
For those of us old enough to remember the ‘60s, the times they aren’t a-changin.’ The current administration’s decision to wage a boots-on-the-ground “police action” is not the first time an administration, citing preservation and protection of country ideals, has been willing to ...