Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann’s office announced that a special gift is being donated to the…
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Three Businesses Burglarized
in Less Than 20 Minutes
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying one or more suspects who broke…
Lehigh Spring Site Review
Following is information about the site review which is in the process of being advertised by…
Tornado Watch Extended
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 11 pm Monday for much of southwest Florida, including…
Tropical Storm
Debby Prompts Watch’s
Tropical Storm Debby’s outer bands continue to affect Lehigh Acres weather leading to small power outages,…
Tornado Watch
Issued for Lehigh Acres
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE…
FDOT Warns Possible
Lane Closures in US 82
SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard: From Rod and Gun Club Road: Maintenance permit project…
Notice of Up Coming Meeting(s)
Of the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Commissioners is…
FEMA Awards Lehigh Acres
Fire Nearly 6.8 Million
It has been confirmed that FEMA has awarded a Safer Grant to Lehigh Acres Fire and…
Gazette is Looking to
Publish Your Community Events
To get items in the Gazette’s Calendar of Events, please send us a note about the…
Lehigh Spring Site
Review Scheduled
Following is information about the site review which is in the process of being advertised. The…
Residents Unhappy
With New Ice Franchise
Katie Szynal, store manager for Twice The Ice, a franchised business unit out of Jacksonville, will…
Economic Development
Board Relocates Offices
According to executive director at the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce Gary Bright the two…
Lehigh Spring Meetings Scheduled
Located behind buildings off Joel Blvd, there lies Lee County’s only know sinkhole and the possibility…
Fund Raiser Scheduled
to Help Local Family
Updated 6/24/2012 per Facebook post ClarionHotel FortMyers 9:42am Jun 24 We are sad to say but…
Fire Crews Battle Brush Fire
Lehigh Acres fire crews spent Sunday afternoon working to control a 1 and a half acre…
Stephenson Dies
From Stroke at Age 57
Local musician and longtime Spring Festival emcee Danny Stephenson, 57, died this Friday afternoon from a…
Gazette Launches
Free Classifieds
The number of adults using online classified services like Craiglist has doubled since 2005. The popularity…
Conservation 20/20 Committee
Approves Lehigh Spring
The full board of the Lee County Conservation 202/20 Committee voted 14 to 1 to approve…
Bicycle Crash Has
Parents Calling For Change
A child hit for the second time in two months in Lehigh Acres is prompting big…
Lehigh Acres Child Found
Wandering Streets Alone
Left home alone for hours, a three-year-old was found wandering the streets of Lehigh going door-to-door…
Lehigh Acres Boy
on Bicycle Hit by Car
A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to Lee Memorial after being hit by a car while riding…
Crash on SR80 and
Joel Blvd Closes Road
Update: State Road 80 at Joel Blvd has reopened after an earlier crash with injuries. Traffic…
Governor Rick Scott Appoints
Larry D. Hart as Lee County Tax Collector
Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Larry D. Hart to the position of Lee…
2 Arrested After
Racially Charged Altercation
Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two men early Tuesday morning on charges of aggravated assault with…
Lehigh Acres Community
Initiative Meeting Scheduled
The next Lehigh Acres Community Initiative Steering Committee Meeting will be held on Thursday June 14th…
Veterans Park
Expansion Approved
Lee County Commissioners today approved a 1.9 million dollar expansion of Veterans Park Recreation Center at…
A Lehigh Acres
Shopping Center Was Sold
The shopping center anchored by Bealls and Save-A-Lot on Homestead Road was sold for $4.9 million.…
Small Bush Fire
100% Contained
Homeowners in one Lehigh Acres neighborhood can breathe a sigh of relief. Fire crews from Lehigh…
LACPP Meeting Scheduled
At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 in the Sheriff’s sub-station Community meeting room the LACPP will be meeting. Attached…
Lehigh Resident
Charged With Murder in NY
Patrick Smith of 2703 10th Street SW, Lehigh Acres faces a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison…
Lowest Gas Prices In Lehigh Acres
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped 16 cents over the past…
Local Weather Alert
… A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LEE COUNTY… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A…
Final Lehigh Spring Meeting
At 5 p.m. on Thursday June 14 at 1500 Monroe St Ft Myers Citizens of Lehigh…
Lee County Commissioners
To Consider Bi-weekly Meetings
Lee County will consider going to bi-weekly meetings of commissioners, after decades of having meetings every…
Take A Plunge In The Lehigh Acres Pool And Make History
Take a plunge in the Lehigh Community Pool on June 14 and make history. It’s an…
Who Is Running For Office,
Since Qualifying Deadline Has Past
In the Lehigh Acres Fire District, Cathy Kruse will face Bob Hewitt for seat 1 while…
Detectives Honored By
Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber
During the General Luncheon meeting of the Greater Lehigh Acres Chamber, Lt. James Loethen, assistant commander at the…
Lee County Looking Into New Ordinance That Mandates Inspecting Septic Tanks
Two years ago, execution of a state law mandating the inspections bogged down as the Legislature…
What’s Happening
Around Lehigh Acres
The East County Water District board of commissioners will hold a budget meeting on Thursday, June…
Two Found Dead In Home
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a…