Vehicle fire at Lehigh Health & Rehab July 31 / 6:10 pm Engine 102 responded and…
Month: July 2021
Is Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass Neo-Confederate or a member of a hate group?
Editorial – by the Lehigh Acres Gazette editorial board According to the Anti-Defamation League and…
Visitor Information at Lehigh Regional Medical Center
We encourage loved ones to visit patients and we make every effort to provide a safe…
Lee Health restricts ER visitations as COVID-19 surges in hospitals
Hospital rooms in Lee Health are filling up with COVID-19 patients and staff are now saying…
Publix requiring all employees to wear masks again
Publix Super Markets will require employees to wear face coverings regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status…
24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS BOUND FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN THE GULF COAST SHOWCASE AND NAPLES INVITATIONAL
College basketball returns to Southwest Florida this November when the ninth-annual Gulf Coast Showcase tips off…
White evangelicals resist the COVID-19 vaccine most among religious groups
Nearly one-quarter don’t want shot, a new study finds, and church leaders face hurdles persuading them…
Grand opening of the new middle school
The project cost nearly $54 million, and the building will hold nearly 1,300 students this fall.…
July 28 Florida COVID Briefing by Nikki Fried
Because our governor won’t, today I held the first of regular COVID updates to give Floridians…
Disability vs. Survivor Benefit
I have a question regarding Social Security. I’m 54 and applying for disability. I’ve had rheumatoid…
Fountain Crest celebrates resident’s 100 year birthday
Lehigh Acres’ Fountain Crest Retirement village threw a party for one of its long-time resident’s 100th…
Community members in Lehigh Acres rally for Cuban freedom in their homeland
The chants for Cuban freedom aren’t stopping. Cuban Americans and many others are still demanding the…
Suspects caught on camera in a vehicle burglary
Two men are being searched for after being caught on a security camera breaking into a…
1 in custody after drive-by shooting
Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a drive-by shooting in Lehigh Acres Tuesday…
CDC urges vaccinated people to wear masks in certain public settings, calls for masks in schools
In an expected reversal, the CDC is now urging even vaccinated people to wear masks in…
Did you Know?
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Senator Marco Rubio recently complained to the U.S. media…
Man facing multiple charges of sexual battery involving a child
A Lehigh Acres man is facing multiple charges of sexual assault and lewd and lascivious behavior…
NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center update
Satellite images and radar data on this Monday afternoon indicate that shower and thunderstorm activity associated…
Precautionary Boil Water Notice Advisory Rescinded Lehigh Acres Water System
** UPDATE: The Precautionary Boil Water Notice was issued (Wednesday, July 21st, 2021) due to an 8-inch water…
Weather July 26, 2021
By Omar Gonzalez Invest 90L will drift into the Florida, Georgia border today and will not…
Do what you can and what you enjoy
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You will be most successful if you pursue a career that you…
Old – Movie Review
By Bob Garver In a twist worthy of director M. Night Shyamalan, his latest movie…
Varsity Lakes Middle School portables receive much-needed improvements
Lehigh Acres Gazette told you about the concern for conditions of portable classrooms at Varsity Lakes Middle…
Woman convicted for crash that killed Lehigh Acres family
A woman was convicted on three counts of reckless driving for a 2018 crash that killed…
State says data breached in unemployment system, impacts thousands
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity confirmed Friday claimant accounts were breached during potentially fraudulent activity within…
Fame Coach Bobby Bowden was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden’s son said his father is suffering from pancreatic…
DUI Conviction for Wrong-Way Driver
Edgar Keller Jr., 31, of Lehigh Acres, was found guilty as charged with DUI with Serious…
“Sovereign citizen” arrested for cruelty to a child
A Marietta man and a Florida woman tried to escape deputies in a stolen vehicle around…
Lee County Sheriff deputies followed by self-proclaimed ‘First Amendment Auditors’
Lee County Sheriff Deputies were followed and filmed Monday night by two men in Lehigh Acres.…
Florida Governmental Utility Authority Issues a Precautionary Boil Water Notification for Lehigh Acres System Customers
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) has issued a Precautionary Boil Water Notice Advisory due to…
Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
James Richard Young, 40, of Lehigh Acres, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for…
Sen. Marco Rubio staff to hold mobile office hours in Lehigh Acres Wednesday
The office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL, will host in-person and virtual Mobile Office Hours…
Did you Know
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that Governor Ron DeSantis visited the Southern Border this past…
President Joe Biden has been added to The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom
After several months of work, President Joe Biden’s animatronic likeness is nearly ready for The Hall…
One arrested in connection to deadly shooting
Lee County deputies have made an arrest in connection to a Lehigh Acres shooting that left…
Space Jam: A New Legacy Movie Review
By Bob Garver Watching “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” a question kept nagging me: Was…
Looking for a Greener Way to travel try Blimp 2.0
A new generation of airship firms maps out a smoother, quieter way to travel The blimp…
Residents notice a white car tampering with mailboxes
Residents in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood noticed a white car tampering with mailboxes. “I track my…
July 15 weather
Dry air at the mid-levels of the atmosphere will bring our rain chances down this afternoon.…
3 senators introduce a draft bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level
A group of three Democratic senators, including the majority leader, introduced draft legislation Wednesday that would…
Lawsuit to be filed against Florida hopes to restore Florida Pandemic Unemployment Compensation for unemployed
As of this past May, there are over 502,000 people unemployed in the state of Florida,…
George Floyd Mural Struck by Lightning, Crumbles to the Ground
A mural of the late Black Lives Matter icon George Floyd has been struck by lightning…