By Nathan Mayberg
One person dead in Madison Court shooting
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation this morning on Madison Court after a report early this morning of a shooting at a home on Fort Myers Beach. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the shooting was not considered suspicious and there is no threat to the public. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, there was a report of a shooting on Madison Court at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. One person was pronounced dead inside a home in the 400 block of the street. The Major Crimes Unit was on the scene and investigating Sunday morning. No further details were immediately available from the Lee County's Office.
Fort Myers Beach to celebrate Florida Arbor day with tree planting
The Town of Fort Myers Beach will celebrate Florida Arbor Day with a ceremonial tree planting on Friday, January 16, 2026, at Bay Oaks Recreation Center. The event will take place in the morning with the planting of a Gumbo Limbo tree, the town's official tree. The planting "will honor Florida’s unique environment, native species, and commitment to preserving local flora and fauna," Fort Myers Beach Public Information Officer Abigail Eberhart said in an announcement. The Gumbo Limbo tree is known for its red, peeling bark and "its unique photosynthetic process that occurs through its bark, making it especially well adapted to Florida’s coastal environment," the town's announcement ...
Water quality advisory issued for Lynn Hall Memorial Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewing helicopter barge
Estero Island Historic Society to host presentation on local author's memoir
The Estero Island Estero Island Historic Society is putting together a free public presentation on a book by a local author on Fort Myers Beach life in the 1950’s 1960’s. The presentation, titled “Finding Huck: Lee Melsek's memoir of Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s,” will take place ...
Town of Fort Myers Beach receives grant to restore tree canopy at Bay Oaks
The Town of Fort Myers Beach announced there will be 75 Royal Palm trees planted at Bay Oaks Recreational Campus, made possible through $37,500 in grant funding from the U.S. Forest Service, facilitated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). This tree-planting initiative is part of a broader effort to restore Fort Myers Beach’s tree canopy, which suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Ian and subsequent storm events. The project supports both environmental resilience and community recovery by reintroducing vegetation that provides long-term ecological, aesthetic, and quality-of-life benefits. In a statement announcing the grant, the town ...
Veach says he will drop appeal on King recall if Brady appointed to replace Atterholt
Former Fort Myers Beach Councilmember Bill Veach told the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council on Monday ahead of discussions by the council regarding the replacement of Councilmember Jim Atterholt, that he would drop his appeal of a judge's ruling invalidating the recall petitions for ...
