Fort Myers Beach taxpayers will pay the Lee County Sheriff's department $70,500 for extra traffic detail over the next year if the town council approves new contracts with LCSO on Monday. Here are the assignments those deputies are given, according to the contract...

The 4th Annual Woman's Club Christmas Tree Festival & Auction is December 10-11. On Saturday, December 11th, during the event, the annual chili cookoff contest will also be held. The S.O.B.'s Reid Freeman is the two-time defending Chili Champion. Get your chili contest registration form HERE.

The final LOSOM decision will be announced next week. Joining us on the show Saturday morning at 9:30 to discuss what we can expect will be Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg and Chief Science Officer Steve Davis. Watch the show live on FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE or download the Beach Talk Radio News app and listen to the show at your leisure.

(By Kim Ryan) Some people on Fort Myers Beach believe they should. This week, during the Marine Resources Task Force meeting, committee member Rob Howell proposed a new ordinance requiring prop guards on rental boats with an exposed propeller.

The Army Corps of Engineers is in the final phase of evaluating modeling data used to support the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual. This Tuesday the Corps will present the model that will be used as the basis for LOSOM for the next 10 years.

After nearly two decades, Lee County's new tourism branding strategy will no longer be The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel. The new branding strategy: Fort Myers - It's a Good Day with the words islands, beaches and neighborhoods in much smaller print.

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge is rolling out its exclusive, limited-edition Wild Daze Ale on Dec. 4, with island events to follow throughout the month.

Recently retired City of Sanibel Town Manager Judy Zimomra was awarded the 2021 Junonia Award from the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau this week. The award recognizes those who positively impact Lee County’s tourism community in a big way.

(By Kim Ryan) November is jam packed with activities to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul at Lover's Key State Park. You may need to call in sick for the rest of the month to enjoy everything waiting for you at one of the most popular parks in all of Florida.

And that check presentation for $13,500 was made on Beach Talk Radio this past Saturday at Pete's Time Out. Tim and Cyndee Hill handed over the check to several members of the Lions Club on Episode #189 of our show.

The Wulfert Keys Trail off the Wildlife Drive at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge is closed until further notice for construction and bank stabilization. The reopening date is unknown at this time and will be announced later. 

Ajax construction has completed the new traffic light at the corners of Old San Carlos and Estero Boulevard near Times Square earlier than expected. The light will flash red until Wednesday to help alert drivers that the light is now working.