Town of Fort Myers Beach voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed town charter change that would have extended the terms of appointed councilmembers. The charter proposal was the only one of six that a majority of town voters disapproved of. The town's charter review commission voted earlier ...
For those hoping Amendment 3 will reduce their tax burden, Tuesday's vote was the easy part. With 62% of voters in favor of the homestead exemption increase, homesteaded property owners will now be exempt from paying local government taxes for up to $150,000 of their property's value next year ...
Voters in the Fort Myers Beach Fire and Control District defeated an attempt by Rep. Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs) to force a merger of their fire department into the Iona-McGregor fire district, while voters in the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District narrowly rejected a proposed ...
A plane crash occurred earlier today around noon in North Fort Myers when an aircraft crashed into the rear of a pickup truck traveling eastbound on Bayshore Road near I-75, the Lee County Sheriff's Office announced. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, two pilots were aboard the ...
Cape Coral’s thank-you to its rich veteran population is back again this year, with the Veterans Day Parade to step off onto Cape Coral Parkway this Saturday. Marching down the parkway starting at 11 a.m. — right around the same time the armistice was signed and hostilities ended 108 years ...
The Lee County Supervisor of Elections has held onto her seat. Voters decided that Republican incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka will continue to serve Lee County after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May of 2026. Persons-Mulicka defeated Democrat Chris Vignieri by more than 60,000 ...
Welcome back! A brand new school year is upon us, and we cannot wait to see your students walk back through our doors. Summer always goes by fast, and I hope yours was a good one. On our end, we’ve been counting down the days until our students walk back through our doors. Before we look ...
Check your ballots very carefully. At least one Fort Myers Beach voter has been confirmed to have received a ballot that did not have all of the local ballot questions on their printed ballots, requiring the Lee County Supervisor of Elections to print out a new ballot over what was described as ...