🌱 Patch AM: How Florida’s new ‘Super Speeder’ law just hit a Fort Myers driver

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In today's newsletter:

• How Florida’s new ‘Super Speeder’ law just hit a Fort Myers driver
• Which stunning Fort Myers moments made this week’s reader photo picks?
• Why this Fort Myers son refuses to stop searching offshore

Also on today's calendar: Candy Cane Course - Fort Myers.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
• Thursday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 20-year-old charged after hitting 133 mph on highway in Fort Myers: FHP (wfla.com) — A 20-year-old Fort Myers man was arrested on I-75 after a trooper clocked his car at 133 mph in a 70-mph zone, triggering Florida’s new “Super Speeder” law. The law, passed earlier this year, sharply increases penalties for extreme speeding, including possible jail time, hefty fines, and even license suspension for repeat offenders.
   

2. Editor's choice: We can't stop looking at these SW FL reader snapshots (news-press.com) — Fort Myers shows up again and again in these reader-submitted snapshots, from sunsets on the Caloosahatchee and North Fort Myers to wildlife along Daniels Road, Lakes Park, and Poinciana Avenue. The gallery highlights how locals are capturing Southwest Florida’s beaches, parks, and preserves with everything from smartphones to high-end cameras.
   

3. Fort Myers missing boater's son hopeful he will still find his dad and cousin (mysuncoast.com) — A Fort Myers family is still searching offshore after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its four-day search for two missing boaters, Randall Spivey and his cousin Brandon Billmaier. Spivey’s son says his father is an experienced, safety-conscious fisherman and believes both men had life vests, vowing relatives and friends will keep looking until they can bring them home.
   

4. 8U and 9U Fort Myers Firecats celebrate national championships back on the Gulf Coast (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — Fort Myers families have big bragging rights as the 8U and 9U Fort Myers Firecats return home as Pop Warner national champions, celebrating with well-earned pizza parties. Coaches and players describe nearly a year of hard work, sweat, and teamwork that led to their titles, and the organization is already talking about making another championship run next season.
   

📸 Around Fort Myers

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Myers

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Sunday December 28

• Candy Cane Course - Fort Myers
  South County Regional Park , 670 Cooper St , Punta Gorda
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Drop-In Classes with Terry Lynn 2025
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  8:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Village of Estero Council Meeting
  Freedom Paws , 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd , Estero
  9:30 am
• Christmas Eve at Gateway Church
  Crosspointe Academy , 13241 Griffin Drive , Fort Myers
  2:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• City Hall is Closed for Christmas Day
  City Hall , 1015 Cultural Park Blvd , Cape Coral

Saturday December 27

• PokeKon Fest - Fort Myers, FL 2025
  DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops , 13051 Bell Tower Dr , Fort Myers
  10:00 am
• Saturday Music & Food Trucks
  Fort Myers Brewing Company , 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr #28 , Fort Myers
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Sunday Music & Food Trucks
  Fort Myers Brewing Company , 12811 Commerce Lakes Dr #28 , Fort Myers
  12:00 pm
• Miceli's Restaurant, Matlacha, FL — Brian Turner
  Miceli's Restaurant , 3930 Pine Island Rd , Matlacha
  4:00 pm

Monday December 29

• KRZ Weekly Food Pantry
  507 Center Rd , Fort Myers
  4:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• City Offices Closed for New Year's Day
  City Offices , 1015 Cultural Park Blvd , Cape Coral
• Drop In with Terry Lynn (All Levels)
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I live currently in a condo in Naples but thinking about moving to a house, if I move on with this plan it has to be in Fort Myers and I am highly considering The Villas or San Carlos Park.
  I'd like to hear from the neighborhood how do you like there and how safe do you feel. Looking from outside I feel The Villas is safer than San… (Nextdoor Villas)
• Life teaches us that friendships, family bonds, and neighborly ties come and go!
  But the most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves. Make time to savor life's small joys: morning coffee, a stroll in the park, or… (Nextdoor Dunbar West)

• Florida Gulf Coast University posted a job opening for Assistant Director, Fitness Programs in Fort Myers. Apply here.
• Planet Fitness Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Fort Myers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Myers here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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