The show must go on. 239 Fest, which was canceled last year due to Hurricane Milton, will be returning and bigger than ever.

Devastating damage was brought to the Lakeport Community in Glades County on October 2024, after the strongest tornado to ever hit southwest Florida ripped the neighborhood to shreds.

One local nonprofit, Operation Solid 7, was born out of heartbreak after its founders lost their son, Senior Airman Xinhua Mesenburg, six years ago.