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Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina gets approvals for rehabilitation work

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 ...

Beach renourishment expected to be completed this week

Town of Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers said the latest target date for the town’s beach renourishment project to be completed is the end of August. The project, which has been granted extensions every month since it was expected to be completed in January, could be mostly wrapped up by ...

News From Around the Region

Driver charged under Florida’s new dangerous excessive speeding law

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 ...

TRIM notices in the mail

Lee County property owners are getting their first look at their potential property tax bills. On Monday, Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell issued the annual Truth In Millage Notices for 2025 property values. The TRIM Notice shows property owners the assessed value of their property ...

Local Columns

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Guest Column: A Responsible Step Toward a Stronger Fort Myers Beach

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 ...

Editorials

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Editorial | Every school year begins with promise

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 ...

Should the Tow of Fort Myers Beach give the owners of temporary trailers more time to keep the trailer son their properties past the Sept. 23 deadline the town had originally sought?

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