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4 days ago · November 8, 2024 - Fort Myers Beach News. An investigation is currently ongoing into a boat owned by the Town of Fort Myers Beach that was stolen. According to a Lee County Sheriff's Office report, town employees discovered the 2016 Carolina Skiff stolen on Monday. The boat had been parked on a trailer inside a fenced equipment ...
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An investigation is currently ongoing into a boat owned by the Town of Fort Myers Beach that was stolen. According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, town employees discovered the 2016 Carolina Skiff stolen on Monday. The boat had been parked on a trailer inside a fenced equipment storage area, though the gate had […]
Lee County issues evacuation orders with Hurricane Milton …
Oct 7, 2024 · Lee County is evacuating low-lying areas in zones A and B, from Fort Myers Beach to Bonita Beach, Sanibel, Pine Island, San Carlos Park, Matlacha, Pine Island and portions of Cape Coral by Tuesday evening as Hurricane Milton has grown into a Category 5 storm with 12 feet of storm surge possible for coastal communities in the county.
Widespread flooding from storm surge begins on Fort Myers …
Oct 9, 2024 · Widespread flooding has begun from the storm surge brought by Hurricane Milton to Fort Myers Beach as conditions rapidly deteriorate on the island. The hurricane is expected to make official landfall in Sarasota County by 10 p.m. though the storm surge from the storm is already being felt throughout Fort Myers Beach. The Pink Shell […]
Trio facing off in Republican primary for District 5 seat
Jul 19, 2022 · Three candidates from different places and backgrounds will fight it out in the Republican primary for the District 5 seat on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners which was left vacant by the death of Frank Mann. A former Major League Baseball hitter who played in the 1986 World Series, a former Lee County […]
No power, boil water notice as residents return to Fort Myers …
Oct 11, 2024 · Flooding from Hurricane Milton surrounds the stilts of a home on Fort Myers Beach on Wednesday. Photo provided. The Town of Fort Myers Beach began welcoming residents back to Fort Myers Beach on mud-filled streets Thursday, the morning after the much-feared Hurricane Milton brought a deluge of flooding to Fort Myers Beach though sparing the town of the dire consequences that residents saw ...
Storm surge overwhelms Fort Myers Beach
Sep 26, 2024 · Storm surge overwhelmed Fort Myers Beach Thursday as tides from the Gulf of Mexico crossed over Estero Boulevard and onto residential streets. The National Weather Service has forecasted three to five feet of storm surge is possible tonight and early indications showed that Fort Myers Beach was getting every bit of that Thursday evening. Residents […]
Lee County grapples with damaged roads, loss of power from …
Oct 11, 2024 · Approximately 145,000 homes and businesses were without electricity Friday, two days after Hurricane Milton downed power lines, flooded roads and scattered debris while leaving its worst damage for counties to the north. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power during the hurricane. The National Weather Service recorded the second-highest storm surge for Lee County […]
Santini Plaza on track to reopen this fall
Jun 26, 2024 · Yariv Shaked has Santini Plaza on the comeback trail and he can see the finish line. After hard work repairing the plaza from damage incurred from Hurricane Ian, Shaked said the popular shopping center on the south end of Fort Myers Beach will be ready to open in the fall. “If things go well, people […]
Fort Myers Beach closed, county urges residents to stay off roads
Oct 10, 2024 · Fort Myers Beach was blocked off and restricted to only emergency management Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton flooded the island throughout the might with intense storm surge. Lee County Emergency Management urges residents to remain in place this morning and stay off the roads after Hurricane Milton left flooding and damage throughout then county.