Lee County children who may not have access to a meal every day can eat free…
Year: 2019
Lehigh Acres voters reject new fire fee assessment
With less than 7% vote turn out. Voters in Lehigh Acres speak loud and clear and…
Marcus Jansen commissioned by Nicole Scherzinger
New York City born Artist Marcus Jansen—best known as a pioneer for his large-scale, expressionistic paintings…
Thieves break in and steal items from local Church
Someone broke into a window after Renovation Churches Sunday evening service and didn’t leave a trace.…
Lee County Commissioners can’t make quorum; cancels regular and tax rate meetings
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners failed to muster a quorum Tuesday for the first…
Lehigh Acres Voters send a clear and strong message to the Fire Board: NO NEW TAXES
Lehigh Acres Fire District Special Referendum Election lost by 372 votes with voter turnout 3417 or…
Life After Being Murdered (part 1)
by Anthonie P. Barrett As I write this down I am in the mountains that ring…
New Lee County emergency warning system requires online sign-up
Lee County used the first Monday of 2019 Atlantic hurricane season to announce a major change…
HOME SWEET HOME Miracle open homestand with 5-2 victory
After a 12-day, 11-game road-trip, the Fort Myers Miracle returned home for the first time in…
KFC starts selling fried chicken skin
People looking to enjoy the taste of KFC’s fried chicken skin can get the tasty skin without having…
Mobile Pet Food Pantry
Thursday, June 20th – Mobile Food Pantry 9:00-11:00 Learn about spay/neuter programs and our low-cost vet…
Lee County considers expanding Lehigh Acres Community Park
Lee County commissioners will decide Tuesday if they want to expand a park in Lehigh Acres.…
Dollar Tree adding alcohol to struggling Family Dollar stores
Dollar Tree is adding alcoholic drinks to about 1,000 Family Dollar stores in its latest effort…
Quest Diagnostics has data breach nearly 12 million patients may be affected
Quest Diagnostics says nearly 12 million people could have been affected by a data breach that…
Special Election on June 4
On the ballot Tuesday June 4 is a single question that asks voters if they support…
Google outage: YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail, other services down
A Google outage is affecting many services Sunday afternoon, including YouTube, Gmail, Snapchat and many others.…
Commentary: So, let’s break this down with the Fire Board! True or False?
1. Recently in Lehigh Acres the same local 1826 Fire Fighters union leaders that sign the…
Banbury accepts head coaching job at High Point, moving on after 14 years at FGCU
Chelsea Banbury, the associate head coach for the FGCU women’s basketball program, will step down to…
Florida Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Starts Today
The 7-day sales tax holiday begins today, May 31, one day before the official start of…
REAL ID-compliant driver licenses coming to Lee County Tax Collector locations
The Lee County Tax Collector’s Office is launching what they call safety technology. Driver licenses issued…
Lee County chief academic officer resigns effective immediately
An unplanned shake up within the School District of Lee County happened this week. Wanda Creel,…
Dollar Tree announces it will sell alcohol in 1,000 stores
By: Scripps National About 1,000 stores in the Dollar Tree chain will begin selling alcohol, the company…
FedEx to deliver 7 days a week to satisfy online shoppers
FedEx plans to deliver packages seven days a week starting next January as it tries to…
Commentary: Firefighter Union members are acting like pimps and drug dealers
Lehigh Acres firefighter union members are acting like pimps and drug dealers on the corner selling…
6 Ways to Calm Your Anxiety
by Selene Yeager Anxiety is on the rise in the U.S., with boomers leading the hand-wringing…
Riverdale High School students involved in a crash
A crash that shut down Palm Beach Boulevard near Goggin Road Tuesday afternoon involved Riverdale High School students. The…
Lee County’s community pools to close Wednesday for training
The four community pools operated by Lee County Parks & Recreation will be closed Wednesday, June…
Don’t Wait, Prepare Now for 2019 Hurricane Season
Hurricane season begins June 1, 2019, and extends through November 30, 2019. While forecasters are calling…
Talking About Your Summer
By Glenn Mollette Summer is here and will soon be gone. Here is what you can…
Fritz named ASUN Female Student-Athlete of the Year
FGCU women’s soccer standout Holly Fritz was named the ASUN’s Co-Female Student-Athlete of the Year, along with Lipscomb…
Randolph Named A Senior CLASS Second Team All-American
Following a stellar senior campaign, Riley Randolph was named to the Senior CLASS Second Team All-American list, Premiere…
Firefighters molesting voters at a polling location in Lehigh Acres
Is the Lehigh Acres Fire Department is trying to manipulate the early voting? As you see…
Emmitt Williams to return to LSU
LSU’s brush with the 2019 NBA Draft process went as well as expected as forward Emmitt Williams is…
Road Watch in Lehigh Acres
RPM Replacement Project (raised pavement markers) – Contractors for Lee County will be performing a moving…
SR 82 Update
SR 82 from Lee Boulevard/Colonial Boulevard to Shawnee Road: Construction project: Crews are widening SR 82 to six…
Some Polling locations have changed for the June 4 special elections …..
Some polling locations have changed for the June 4 elections for the Special for the Lehigh…
Watch the LIVE voting numbers …… Lehigh Acres Special Fire Fee Assessment
By clicking here you can see the updated voting numbers when someone votes for the early…
Toxic algae found in Caloosahatchee River near Franklin Lock
The weather is heating up and so is the water, and if last years summer was…
Brush fire put out before flames reach homes
Lehigh Acres Fire Control & Rescue District responded to a brush fire that burned half an…
Early Voting starts today
The only early voting location is East County Regional Library at 881 Gunnery Rd. Early voting…
Abortion bill similar to Alabama may be proposed in Florida
A state lawmaker says he plans to propose an abortion bill like the one in Alabama.…
LCSO is reporting a vehicle on fire on SR 82
A vehicular fire at the intersection of State Road 82 and Rue Labeau Circle, in Lehigh…