You may be one of many who have stopped by the new Town of Fort Myers Beach Town Hall to check up on a permit, attend a town council meeting or hearing and spent time driving around the former 7-Eleven lot to find a parking space. After finding that lucky spot you then notice the sign asking ...
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 ...
The Republican-dominated Florida State House voted 80-30 to approve a bill which would seek to amend the state Constitution and exempt homesteaded properties in the state from paying non-school property taxes to municipalities, counties and other local government taxation authorities. The ...
The School District of Lee County released disciplinary actions taken against 2,480 students it identified as participating in “disruptive behaviors” related to anti-ICE walkouts that took place Feb. 4-6. Behaviors cited were: • 2,037 skipping class or tardy to class • 393 safety ...
Services have been scheduled for Joseph P. D’Alessandro, the first state attorney for Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit. A Fort Myers native who went on to serve in the office for more than three decades, D’Alessandro, 86, died on Feb. 16 following a brief illness. A celebration of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press: ___ Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, first lady of the United States, second lady of the United States, members of Congress and my ...
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 ...