Did You See Our Walk Down Delmar?
On Saturday, Delmar resident Ron Fleming gave us a tour of his street and showed us all the beautiful new house and quaint cottages that make Fort Myers Beach so great. It's a great way to see all the progress being made since Hurricane Ian.
Mullet Fest is This Weekend
Mullet Fest 2025 is August 1st through August 3rd on Fort Myers Beach. The event includes a mullet tossing contest, a Joe Dirt look alike contest, prize giveaways from nearly every business on the beach and much more. Here are all the details...
How You Can Win This E-Bike
Get ready for Mullet Madness this weekend on Fort Myers Beach and enter to win this Joe Dirt/Redneck Riviera themed eBike. Raffle tickets are only $20 and right now your chances to win are very good.
The Entertainment Will Be Rocking This Weekend
As part of Mullet Fest 2025 on Fort Myers Beach our friends at Limited Edition will be performing at DiamondHead Beach Resort on Saturday starting at noon. For a list of all the festivities this weekend CLICK HERE.
How Much Do You Love Your State?
On Friday the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club is launching a new friendly competition campaign where you can show just how much you love your home state. All the while you're bragging about where you live, you'll be helping the Woman's Club rebuild. All the details will be in our Friday newsletter.
Lee County Hosting Kitten Adoption Event
It's kitten season here in Southwest Florida. Lee County Domestic Animal Services has many kittens looking for caring homes. To assist with adoptions, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a kitten adoption event and all adoption fees are being waived.
Woman’s Club Hosting Ice Cream Social
The Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club is hosting an Ice Cream Social at Sweet Melissa’s on Bonita Beach Road August 14th at 6PM. Everyone is welcome to attend and the ice cream is quite delicious.
Sales Tax Holiday Begins Friday
On Monday Governor Ron DeSantis announced the return of Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which runs this Friday through Sunday, August 31st. Here's the full list on what you can save money on...
FEMA: Trailers Must Go By August 8th
Nobody would think you were crazy if you came to the conclusion that there's no way the Town of Fort Myers Beach is coming off probation after the letter the town received from FEMA yesterday.
Town, Seagate Ask For More Time
The request has to do with the Writ of Certiorari case a group of Fort Myers Beach residents (Protect FMB) have filed against the town to have the Town Council take another look at the approval of the Seagate/Red Coconut property redevelopment project.
Town Meetings Move Back to DiamondHead
As the Town of Fort Myers Beach continues to work toward opening its new Town Hall building at 6231 Estero Boulevard, four main government meetings will be held back at DiamondHead Resort.
News-Press Highlights Your Comments
The morning after NBC aired the Survival Mode documentary focusing on Fort Myers Beach survivors of Hurricane Ian, we posted the question: “What did you think?” on our Facebook page. Not surprisingly the post generated nearly 300 comments in 24 hours.