11 days shy of his 25th birthday George Ashford was on a 1944 bombing run to Germany when his plane went down, killing him and 7 others. At 5PM today, we'll have a special interview with Tom Ashford, who has a home on Fort Myers Beach, and contributed to the recently constructed Blue Star Memorial at the library in honor of his Dad.

The Army Corps of Engineers is holding a press briefing today to discuss Lake Okeechobee water management. The Corps is working on a new operating manual for the lake that will be followed for 10 years. We'll be on the press call and will bring you a full report on our show Saturday morning.

After a one year break due to the pandemic, the Roar Offshore National Championship Powerboat races are returning to Fort Myers Beach October 7th through 9th.

Street preachers in Times Square have been getting a lot of publicity lately. Adam LaCroix was most recently on WINK-TV fighting for his 1st Amendment right to free speech. Times square restaurants have been losing revenue because of how the preacher's are delivering that speech.

In a recent virtual award ceremony, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast Region honored the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge with the 2021 Regional Director’s Friends Group of the Year award.

While the town of Fort Myers Beach battles street preacher Adam Lacroix in court and Lee County Deputies avoid him after losing a lawsuit for violating his free speech, local residents and restaurant customers are taking matters in to their own hands.

The Florida League of Cities, an organization that represents Florida’s local governments, has appointed 4 Sanibel council members to various legislative policy committees. That will give Sanibel a big voice in the League's legislative agenda.

(By Kim Ryan) I’ve recently had the wonderful experience of kayaking on Estero Bay early Sunday mornings for the past few weeks. Each time I’ve been lucky enough to encounter an aggregation of Manatees. They are a treat to see in their natural habitat.

County Commissioners recently appointed City of Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith to the Lee County Tourist Development Council for a two-year term. This is her second appointment to the council. Smith is not only the Mayor of Sanibel, she's an owner/operator of hotel properties in Lee County.

With Bonita City Councilman Jesse Pardon joins us at 9AM. Jesse is a huge advocate for community policing. Bonita Springs launched its community policing program over a decade ago. Today Bonita has 14 community police officers and two detectives spending about $1.82 million per year to protect the community.

This past Saturday a fishing tournament fundraiser called Reeling for Autism was held by Familiy Initiative at The Shrimp Dock & Grill. $50,314 was raised from catch-and-release tournament.