Nicole Lauren

Town of Fort Myers Beach leaders voted to reopen the beach to all visitors starting Saturday, but it appears they’re already open Friday. “The order was for tomorrow,” Mayor Ray Murphy said. “And, if some of them are opened now and they’re out on the beach, so be it.” The town’s leaders also approved opening […]

The first Southwest Florida beaches reopened Monday morning as Charlotte County is letting people back on to Port Charlotte Beach and Englewood Beach. It’s an exciting day, but county leaders say we need to be cautious. Even though the beaches are reopening, the Charlotte County sheriff said this isn’t the time to let our guard […]

Charlotte County is reopening sports fields and dog parks Friday morning to give you more opportunities to get outside. Just because these parks are opening today—doesn’t mean the virus is any less dangerous. County leaders tell me they’re able to do this because we’re doing a good job of social distancing. And they’re going to […]

COVID-19 patients recovering at home are unable to get the necessary supplies they need. They either can’t get out or have no one to shop for them, so the Salvation Army is jumping in to help. Any COVID-19 positive patient that steps out of a Southwest Florida hospital and has no one to go home […]

A meeting between leaders in Lee County took place Tuesday morning, and following a vote, county leaders decided in favor of opening some parks and trails. The following parks and preserve trails will reopen April 22: Lee County Parks & Recreation sites with trails Caloosahatchee Regional Park (north side only) Hickey Creek Mitigation Park JY […]

For many, the stimulus checks just aren’t enough to keep up with bills, and with federal and state business loans drying up, the City of Fort Myers is stepping in to help. The streets of downtown have been void of cars for the past month now and many businesses need help. That’s why the city […]

Mayor Ray Murphy of Fort Myers Beach, Lee County Commissioner Ray Sandelli, and Lee County Economic Development Director John Talmage will discuss relief measures for Fort Myers Beach businesses Friday afternoon. The meeting is available on Zoom starting at 2:00 PM. You can find the link to the meeting here. The beach has been closed […]

Remember the last time you could sit at a restaurant? Friday is the four-week mark, and lawmakers are now looking at ways to open the economy back up. On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis is talking with President Donald Trump about steps to reopen the economy. “Time is of the essence; I want to make sure […]

The state’s unemployment website is offline right now and officials say that’s because they’re shutting it down nightly for “necessary maintenance.” It’s supposed to come back at 7 a.m. but even with upgrades, many users are having trouble logging on. Collier County is helping residents apply—starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday you can expect to see […]

Summer is still two months away—but the time to plan for summer camp is right now. As of right now, Collier County is the only county that has their camp registration up and running. You can go to the main page and click on the tab —”Guide to online registration.” If you do register and […]