Todays winners with 23.80 lbs, Dave Horne and Chad Barger. and Big Bass of 8.72 lbs. Chris…
Month: July 2014
Community Garden Day
Healthy Harvest Community Garden had its monthly community day Saturday. Participates planted corn and get seeds…
Newspaper Has Zero
Tolerance On Threats
Over the weekend someone created a new blog called “Citizens for Lehigh Acres For District”. By…
Bicycle Accident
Bicyclist riding down Cherokee Ave fell off his bike somehow not wearing a helmet and struck…
Man Arrested Because He
Refused To Leave Winn-Dixie
Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a man refusing to leave the Winn-Dixie…
Sunshine Elementary Oil Well
Activities Need More Coverage
By Carl-John X. Veraja Since the oil well near the Sunshine Elementary on 601 Sara Ave.…
Teen Parents Arrested For
Aggravated Child Abuse of Infant
Lee County Sheriff Deputies have arrested the parents of an infant who was admitted to Health…
Fire Chief Wayne Plans to
Lay off 46 Firefighters Anyway
During the Lehigh Acres Fire Budget workshop on July 17, 2014 Chief Wayne said, “I’m planning…
Judge Strikes Down
Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By Dara Kam The News Service Of Florida Mirroring court rulings in other states, a Monroe…
Precautionary Boil Water
Notice Advisory
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) has issued a Temporary Service Interruption Advisory to Lehigh Acres Utility System…
Will Fire Commissioner
Cathy Kruse Save Her Son?
If the Commissioners Plan A is another Safer Grant, and Plan B is a Tax Assessment…
Forgiveness
By Pastor Bernie McGraw New Life Lehigh Acres We all have a story. There are things…
Kiwanis Sponsors Boy Scout “Venturing”
The Kiwanis Club of LaBelle is proud to sponsor a “Venturing Crew”. At a recent Kiwanis…
Sawyer Smith’s “Listening to Lee” Tour Heads to Lehigh Regional Medical Center
Sawyer C. Smith, a Republican candidate for the District 4 Seat on the Lee County Commission,…
LeeTran Sets Public Meetings on Proposed Fare Increase
LeeTran seeks input from the public on a proposal to increase its base adult fare from…
Will Lehigh Acres Lose its Ambulance Service?
The True answer is “NO”, yet the Lehigh Acres Fire Chief John Wayne thinks scaring you…
Community Watch Coordinators
Meeting Scheduled
The CWC (community watch coordinators) will hold their July monthly meeting, this Thursday, July 17, 2014…
Lehigh Acres Fire Dept.
Budget Workshop Scheduled
The Board of Commissioners of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and rescue district (district) will hold…
Are We Drilling or
Fraking in Lehigh Acres?
Are we drilling or fraking in Lehigh Acres? The Department of Environmental Protection would not return…
Fire Chief Puts Firefighters
On Notice For Layoffs
The Lehigh Acres Fire Chef John Wayne has put on notice the following firefighters (below)…
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
By Bob Garver 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ended with a virus…
Cabana Palms Dayspa Has Reopened
Cabana Palms Dayspa has been relocated to a bigger 3,000 sq ft location at: 45 Alabama…
Curtis P. ‘Curt’ Middleton
A memorial service and entombment will be held on July 19, 2014 at 11 a.m. at…
Lehigh Acres Bass
Club at Lake June
Tom Pierson took the win today on Lake June with 14.50 lbs. Rory Sellers was 2nd…
What Is the Buzz About
Lehigh Acres First?
According to the founding Chairperson, Tonda Soisson-Lawson, Lehigh Acres First is a non-partisan group of Lehigh…
FREE Grow A Gardener Workshop Series
Grow A Gardener (GAG) is an 8-session workshop on edible gardening taught by Lee County Master…
HOME GARDENER WORKSHOP:
Organic Pest & Disease Control
Saturday, August 16, 2014, from 2–4 pm, inside North Fort Myers Recreation Center, located at 2000 N.…
Supermoon Saturday Night
Saturday’s full moon will be a so-called supermoon and sky gazers can expect two more before…
Lowest Elementary Schools To Add Hour Of Reading Instruction
School days are about to get longer for students attending 16 elementary schools across Southwest Florida.…
David vs Goliath Dist 79
A Southwest Florida man, who says his dreams of public service have been unfairly crushed, is…
Virginia M. Straka, 94
Virginia M. Straka, 94, of Lehigh Acres, FL passed away on Fri., July 4, 2014. She…
Judge Strikes Down Congressional Map
Use with Permission By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In a highly anticipated ruling, a…
Florida Elementary and
Middle School Grades Released
The Florida Department of Education released the often-controversial school grades for elementary and middle schools Friday…
Local Artists Present
Summer Programs
Members of the Arts of the Inland will present Summer Adult Programs at the East County…
Celebrate National Recreation
and Parks Month
Free parking last weekend in July at many Lee County Parks & Recreation sites Plan now…
7-Eleven Day
FREE Small Slurpee
You’re invited to celebrate the most anticipated day of the year – 7-Eleven Day! It’s a…
John V. “Jack” Meehan, 90
John V. “Jack” Meehan, 90, a resident of Lehigh Acres, FL for the past 25 years,…