Three days before Christmas, Bay Mar Drive resident Carmen Naccarato is scheduled to appear in court to face 3rd degree felony charges. Naccarato is accused of battery on a man over the age of 65.

The 6th District Court of Appeals has agreed to expedite Karen Woodson’s recall appeal. Woodson has until the end of the day today to file a brief with the court. Then, recall committee co-chair Ray Murphy has until December 5th to respond.

Former Fort Myers Beach Town Council member Bill Veach and former Mayor Ray Murphy have asked for a 20-day extension to respond to the defamation lawsuits filed against them by John King and Karen Woodson.

What a transformation the Caribbean Beach Club made after Hurricane Ian. New rooms, new pavers around the pool, a wave mitigation wall and so much more. Sarah McElwee was our amazing tour guide. Check out our walkaround HERE.

Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth will give us a tour of the new fire house being built on Estero Boulevard next to the old town hall property. You'll get the first look inside the building and find out how close they are to completion. We go live at 9AM.

Come out to the show on the terrace at Margaritaville this Saturday. Our guest will be the new Vice Mayor of the Fort Myers Beach Town Council Scott Safford. We go live on Facebook and YouTube at 11AM.

Difference-making community fundraisers, breaking news about Fort Myers Beach, live broadcasts of beach events, weekly interviews with the Mayor, rebuild walkarounds. If you see value in what we do consider supporting what we do HERE.

With tomorrow being Thanksgiving, this will be our only newsletter this week. Kim and I want to wish all of our followers a very Happy Thanksgiving and we will see you on the beach Saturday morning.

More than 25 local businesses on Sanibel are joining forces for a community event this Saturday for Small Business Saturday. It’s called Shop, Dine & Shine on Sanibel.

Lakes Park is aglow in the holiday spirit, courtesy of volunteers from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach. The team helped transform the park’s miniature train ride into the Holiday Express.

During the month of December Lee County Domestic Services is offering free microchipping to help ensure pets are safe and easily identifiable. In December pet owners can receive this no-cost service 8A-4P Monday through Friday.

The popular Thanksgiving pastime of deep-frying a turkey comes with safety and environmental responsibilities. Lee County reminds turkey cookers to take the proper precautions when frying and to recycle used cooking oil at the county’s designated facility.