During a hearing in front of the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency (LPA) for the Outrigger Resort project that brought out a sharply divided public and divided LPA members, London Bay President and CEO Mark Wilson requested a continuance of the hearing after about six hours of back and ...
With sea turtle nesting season beginning May 1, the Town of Fort Myers Beach is launching a community education campaign this week to help residents become partners to the town's nesting sea turtles, Fort Myers Beach Public Information Officer Abigail Eberhart announced. The Town is asking ...
The Town of Fort Myers Beach announced a precautionary boil water advisory is in effect for several properties around Ocean Harbor, Publix and Snook Bright Marina. The boil water notice covers the following properties: • 4745 Estero Blvd. (Ocean Harbor Condominium) • 4791 Estero Blvd. (Publix) • 4765 Estero Blvd. (Snook Bight Marina) • 4761 Estero Blvd. (Junkanoo’s at Snook Bight) Residents and businesses in these areas are advised by the town to bring all water to a rolling boil for at least one minute before using it for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, or washing dishes. A message left with Fort Myers Beach Public Information Officer Abigail Eberhart seeking the ...
The Lee County School Board was told Tuesday that the district will tap into the capital fund to offset an expected multi-million dollar deficit. “This deficit we are anticipating for next year we will offset with an increase transfer from capital funds,” Chief Financial Officer Sarah Cox ...
The UF/IFAS Extension Lee County is accepting applications for the 2026 Southwest Florida Agriculture Exposition (SWFL Ag Expo) 4-H/FFA scholarships. These educational scholarships are available to senior youth participants, ages 14-18, who exhibited as livestock or creative living participants ...
Midwest Food Bank announces a charitable gift of $30,000 from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. The funds will be used for Food Relief: Community Nutrition. The funds will help bring nutritious food to families across Southwest Florida who are struggling to put meals on the table. Through ...
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 ...