During the early morning hours of Wednesday, a car crashed in a canal upside down on…
Year: 2015
3 Sent To Local Hospitals
After Two Vehicle Crash
Three people were taken to the hospital after two pickup trucks crashed in Lehigh Acres Wednesday…
Entertainment Complex to
Feature Bowling, Laser Tag, Ropes
It’s not your father’s bowling alley, HeadPinz Fort Myers, under construction on the west side of…
Notice of Meeting of
The Lehigh Acres Fire Board
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Commissioners is…
ID Sought For
Armed Robbery Suspect
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying an unknown black male who robbed…
East Lee County
High School Firefighting Academy
The Firefighting Academy at East Lee County High School is one of nine Career and Technical…
Blue Bell Creameries
Issues Recall of All Products
CNN and the AP are both reporting that after weeks of gradual recalls, Blue Bell Creameries…
Basketball Tournament Fields for the 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase Announced
Sixteen NCAA Division I basketball programs will descend upon Southwest Florida this Thanksgiving as the third-annual…
LCSO Investigate Armed Robbery at Lehigh Acres Metro PCS
Lee County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened Monday morning at a Metro…
Lehigh Acres Workshop Scheduled
Reminder of the Lehigh Acres Workshop scheduled for this Saturday, April 25th. The meeting will be…
Woman’s Killing of
Husband Deemed ‘Justified’
A homicide case earlier this year in Lehigh Acres has been deemed justifiable, according to the Lee…
Local Novelist Promotes Education Reform in Latest Release
Local fiction writer, Les Cochran, is a retired university president and lifelong educator. In Presidential Affair, his latest…
How to make NY style Bagels
Bagels: 8 Count Bake Time: 30 Minutes Pre Heat:…
Deputies Seek Driver
for Hit and Run Crash
Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit are investigating a hit and run that…
Two Hurt in School Bus Crash
Lee County Sheriff’s Office has confirm they are investigating a school bus involved crash at 3616…
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”
By Bob Garver It has been over six years since the first “Paul Blart,” which…
News from Lehigh
Acres Middle School
Lehigh Acres Middle School is pleased to announce Social Studies Night at the school on Thursday,…
Local McDonald’s Restaurants
Honor Their Two-Peat Shift Manager Of The Year
Local McDonald’s® owner-operators recently honored its top employees in Charlotte, Lee, Collier and Hendry counties. Britany Cox,…
Could The Chamber Be In
Trouble For Trademark Infringement?
Currently the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce is using the old “Lehigh Corporation” logo for…
Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres Shows Volunteerism
Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres volunteers paint Lehigh Acres sign. On Saturday April 18th the Lehigh…
Grace Community Daycare Release on Facebook about Infants Death
Grace Community Daycare released the following on their Facebook page: Please join us in prayer for…
A Comedy Extravaganza
The East Lee County High School Athletic Department has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Lehigh…
6-Month-Old’s Death at a Local Daycare Under Investigation
It has been confirmed that a six-month-old infant stopped breathing and died this morning at Grace…
Truck Owner Found In Video That Almost Runs Lee County School Off the Road
Follow up: The local media has tracked down the owner of this 1996 model Toyota Tacoma…
5 Acres Bush Fire
Firefighters were working a brush fire near Pembroke Street and Paddock Street, just off Alabama Road.…
Lehigh Acres Auto Parts
Store Robbed At Gunpoint
An Advance Discount Auto Parts store in Lehigh Acres was robbed on Wednesday night, according to…
Promises Made But Not Kept
By The Lehigh Acres Fire Board
Are you a member or own a charitable, religious, scientific, or literary organization in Lehigh Acres…
How Safe is SR 82?
This Monday morning a Lehigh Acres Gazette viewer recorded this on SR 82 ….. an Toyota…
Driver of Pickup Receives
Severely Burns in Fire
Lehigh Acres Fire Dept responded to pickup truck fire on Monday night on East 17th Street at…
Random Thoughts Looking
out the Picture Window
Written by Andy Coy I have some random thoughts and questions as I look out the…
Miracle Baseball Home Opener
4/10/2015 Home opener was against the Charlotte Stone Crabs Miracle win 3-0 …
Relay for Life is Today
Apr 11 at 4:00 pm to Apr 12 at 8:00 am Veterans Park Academy for The Arts…
Local Student Makes Honor Roll at Oregon State University
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term have been announced by…
ViSalus Gate Exposed
in Lehigh Acres
ViSalus a Multi Level Marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and promotes as its self-proclaimed “Body…
You bring it, they’ll fill it: 7-Eleven to offer new Slurpee promotion this Saturday
Bring your own beaker, goblet or vase and slurp it up. 7-Eleven is hosting the first…
Cab Driver Uninjured In
Shooting, Chase Incident
A local cab driver was shot at and chased early Wednesday morning along SR-82 in Lehigh…
Monkey-Farm Protesters
Point Finger at Mayor
Monkey-farm protesters lined up at the podium Thursday night during the City of Labelle’s commissioners meeting. …
Fort Rock 2015
Ticket Give Away
We have tickets to give away to FORT ROCK 2015 ….. Email us today at lehighacresgazette@gmail.com…
Possible Gas Leak
Lehigh Acres Fire has responded to a possible gas leak at the Shell station on Homestead…
“Furious 7”
By Bob Garver The “Fast and the Furious” franchise used to be largely about drag…
Loving Lehigh
By Caresse Equileor When artist author, entrepreneur, and rehab reality show addict Kimberly Powers got word…
So Close …
But Yet So Far Way for Lehigh Acres
The Lehigh Acres Community Council executive committee has how decided to allow Local Bill # 1255…