It remains to be seen if Lee County will file a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers over its plan to manage Lake Okeechobee for the next decade. Army Corps Colonel Andrew Kelly presented the plan Monday in a 2-hour virtual meeting with stakeholders from all over the state of Florida.

Lee Health CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci held a press briefing Monday to discuss the increased number of COVID-19 cases Lee Hospitals are seeing lately. He says it's becoming bleaker by the day and he's urging parents not to opt out of masks for their kids.

As part of its long term vegetation management plan at the Big Carlos Pass beach (Carlos Pointe), FWC is looking for as much help as possible with manual removal of sandspur seed pods in and around the shorebird nesting colony.

Lee County Board Chairman Kevin Ruane was our guest for the entire hour. Water quality was the topic. With the Army Corps getting closer to making a final decision on LOSOM, Lee County may be getting closer to filing a lawsuit. FACEBOOK   YOUTUBE   PODCAST   SPOTIFY

A public hearing will be held before the Local Planning Agency this morning for a proposal to open an Adult Video Arcade at 185 Old San Carlos. We've included a Google Map photo of the location so you can see where the applicant is hoping to open the arcade.

In a special meeting on Saturday, the Sanibel City Council adopted an indoor mask requirement for everyone 2 years and older for all City Buildings open to the public.

We all saw the miles of dead fish. We smelled that awful smell. 2018 was a year everyone will remember when everything that could go wrong with the water did go wrong. A new report from the University of Florida details just how devastating the explosion of red tide was to our area.

SCCF announced this week that its RECON sensor network is being replaced and upgraded due to financial support from the public sector and through private donations. Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith and Lee County Commission Chairman Kevin Ruane were instrumental in securing funds.

Town councilman Jim Atterholt has been very vocal about how Fort Myers Beach is about to go through a Renaissance, both through private projects like Margaritaville, and public projects such as an upgraded Bayside Park and renovated Times Square. He does however, believe there are three issues that threaten that Renaissance.

Construction of new traffic signal at Old San Carlos and Estero Boulevard begins this art Monday. Two signalization mast arms will be installed. The work is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

We first brought you the story of the South Street house fire on our Facebook page Tuesday. Here's an update from Assistant Fire Chief Ron Martin.