High tide, a swirling current, and a captain who misread the height of the bridge could have been the causes but until the United States Coast Guard completes its investigation it’s all speculation at this point. What does the Fort Myers Beach Harbormaster think?

It took several days but it was strong and clear. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno issued a statement on Monday calling the allegations of money laundering and misappropriating funds made by his political opponent all lies. 

There are now 6 Fort Myers Beach residents who’ve applied for the 4 open seats on the Local Planning Agency. Curlew street resident Tyler Spradling is the latest Fort Myers Beach resident to apply for the LPA.

Last week representatives from the Church of The Ascension on Fort Myers Beach submitted a site plan to rebuild the church that was located at 6025 Estero Boulevard. The Church was ripped apart by Hurricane Ian two years ago. 

Our walkaround - sponsored by Studio AD Architect - started at The Best Western. We got a close-up look at the beach renourishment project. When this project is done your new beach is going to be massive. Watch the walkaround HERE.

Islanders United, formed by Mike and Dawn Miller, are hosting another community meeting Thursday, October 3rd upstairs at Nervous Nellie’s. The meeting begins at 5:30. You can follow the group on Facebook HERE.

Tim James and Jeff Cohen will perform at The Mound House on Saturday, September 28th as part of the 2024 Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Music begins at 2:30 and you can purchase your tickets HERE.

Fort Myers Beach resident Ron Fleming attended the Town Council meeting Monday with a box of sand. He wasn’t happy with what he picked up and he let the Town Council know it. We dug deeper into the sand and here’s what we found out… 

The first of our 3 candidate debates for Fort Myers Beach Town Council was held last night at Nervous Nellie's. Dan Allers, Jim Atterholt, Scott Safford and Greg Scasny are fighting for the three open spots on the Council.

There are now 5 Fort Myers Beach residents who’ve applied for the 4 open seats on the Local Planning Agency. Pearl Street resident Anne Neaf (pictured here) has submitted her application to be appointed to the LPA. We asked her why she wants to serve.

As we reported earlier this week, an ordinance to approve changes to the FMB Comprehensive Plan was pulled from the Town Council’s agenda so a joint LPA/Council meeting could be set to discuss the document further. Since that happened plans have changed again.

At its first budget public hearing this week the Fort Myers Beach Library Board voted unanimously to lower the millage rate to .1612 per $1,000 of assessed property value.