Editorial Harassment by the Lee County Commissioner includes unwanted groping, kissing, hugging, and inappropriate sitting on…
Year: 2021
Did You Know?
By Paul Waldmiller Did you know that the Pasco County Sheriff recently sent out what appears…
Prison Sentence for Sexual Battery
Akepe Gerard Ntube, 47, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for Sexual Battery, followed by…
Weather Aug 3 2021
A stationary frontal boundary will increase our rain chances this week. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms…
Food and Music Festival on August 7th at New Beginnings Ministries
New Beginnings Ministries (505 Alabama Rd, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974) will be hosting a Food and…
Man wanted for chainsaw thefts
Investigators are looking for a man suspected of two separate chainsaw thefts in Lehigh Acres. According…
One injured in overnight shooting
At least one person was hurt in a shooting on 28th Street SW in Lehigh Acres,…
Life Learning, Commitment, and Hard Work
Dr. Glenn Mollette We are always learning. Life is filled with education. We learn all the…
Jungle Cruise Movie Review
By Bob Garver “Jungle Cruise” is the latest effort by Disney to turn one of…
Mailer from the Past
Lee Ratner’s first mail-in flyers to attract people to Leland Heights, FL in 1955 for $7.50…
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…