What's Up FMB, the Fort Myers Beach business association, is bringing back the mullet festival to the island this Saturday. A daylong pub crawl and interactive competition will take place, with a dozen participating businesses. The daylong event is expected to include prizes and contests, a ...
The Beach Kids Foundation held their annual Scholarship Awards Dinner this past week by giving out $28,000.00 in scholarships to students with ties to Fort Myers Beach. More than 60 people attended the ceremony at the Comfort Hall of St. Raphael's Episcopal Church on Fort Myers Beach, at a ...
Multiple agencies responded to a fully-involved fire on a 25-foot sailboat off Fort Myers Beach last Wednesday. A call for help went out at 10:07 a.m. for a boat on fire in Hurricane Bay near San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth said. Fort Myers Beach firefighters ...
FEMA announced today that it has given approval for $5.5 million for the reconstruction of the Fort Myers Beach Pier. The pier was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. The award is part of $6.2 million FEMA has approved for Lee County for Hurricane Ian recovery projects. Lee County officials ...
The Department of War has released the names of two active-duty soldiers who were killed while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii was killed in action on July 18, 2026, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed in ...
Both District 5 Lee County Commissioner Trish Petrosky (R-Alva) and her Republican challenger Amanda Cochran have identified what they believe Lee County voters feel is the major issue facing the county: the threat of overdevelopment. Whichever candidate can convince voters they are the ...
