The Fort Myers Beach Art Association has announced the winners from its recently held show called Endless Beginnings. Kim Belange received the Best in Show-Lee Ackert Memorial Award for this photo called Home on the Beach. 

“Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge has announced the winners of its 29th annual “Ding” Darling Day Amateur Nature Photography Contest. First place went to Doug Meurer of Fort Myers for this portrait titled “Roseate Spoonbill & Reddish Egret.”

The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Association will hold its 2021 annual membership meeting Tuesday, December 7th at 5:30 at the Bailey Homestead Pavilion on Sanibel. The hybrid meeting will also include an option to join by Zoom.

Governor DeSantis has and he's proposing gas tax relief he's hoping will save Floridians more than $1 Billion. On Monday DeSantis announced that during the upcoming legislative session, he's proposing a gas tax holiday that will save every Florida family up to $200.

The Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on December 8th at The Community House will feature Mayor Holly Smith and new City Manager Dana Souza. The cost to attend the luncheon is $30 for members. RSVP HERE

If you've been to the intersection of Old San Carlos and Estero Boulevard at night you've probably noticed the amber lights above the new traffic signal. There's a growing number of people on the beach who believe these amber lights will eventually be the lights we'll see up and down all of Estero Boulevard. Here's what we know.

Thursday morning vandals cut the logos out of the Margaritaville decorative fencing surrounding the construction site on Fort Myers Beach. TPI says it has video footage of the vandalism and a police report was filed. TPI has ordered new screening and it will be replaced upon arrival.

At 5:45 PM Thursday evening the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department was called to a sail boat on fire by The Pink Shell Marina. The boat was towed into the Back Bay and extinguished by neighboring fire boats. FWC and USCG is investigating. There were no fatalities or injuries.

Last night the Lee County Utilities department rescinded its precautionary boil water notice for 725 residences and 35 businesses on Fort Myers Beach. The county says the water is safe for normal use and consumption.

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation has selected James Evans as its next Chief Executive Officer. Evans will take over for Ryan Orgera who announced last month he was taking another job.

The Fort Myers Beach Fireworks Fundraising Committee is asking for donations to help cover the fireworks portion of the town’s 2021 New Year’s Eve festivities.