Pursuant to Florida Statute 775.21 the Public Safety Information Act of 1997, the Lee County Sheriff’s…
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Community Children’s Center
Earns Reaccreditation
The Community Children’s Center in Lehigh Acres, one of six Child Care of Southwest Florida centers…
Man Burned While
Working On Boat
A Lehigh Acres family on 45th Street in Lehigh Acres was jolted after their boat caught…
Florida’s Minimum Wage
Rises To $8.05 An Hour On Jan. 1
Florida’s minimum wage is going up to $8.05 an hour. The state’s minimum wage is scheduled…
Rollover Crash Slams Into
Lehigh Acres Firehouse
Lehigh Acres Fire Control & Rescue District employees responded to a rollover crash just before 12…
This week’s FGCU Eagles Ticket Contest Winner Is?
Janine Larmony of Lehigh Acres, Florida is the winner of this week’s FGCU Eagles Ticket Contest.…
Man Dies In Overnight Crash
Lee County Sheriff Office is investigating a fatal overnight crash in Lehigh Acres. The fatal crash…
Countdown to Christmas
NORAD Santa Tracker
700 Southwest Florida students
to compete for over $900,000 in scholarships
On Saturday, February 7, 2015 approximately 700 students will participate in the Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis…
Lehigh Acres Post Office
to Host Passport Fair
The Lehigh Acres Post Office, 1201 Business Way, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 is holding a Passport…
Supreme Court Denies Bondi’s
Request to Further Delay the Freedom to Marry Clears the way for marriages to begin in Florida Jan 6th
Today, the United States Supreme Court denied the State of Florida’s motion for a stay of…
Grow House “Sniffed”
Out in Lehigh Acres
On December 18th, 2014, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call stating…
VFW Post 4174 and Its
Auxiliaries Donates To Lehigh Elementary
Over 500.00 dollars in toys for the “Toys for Tots” program, and over 100 lbs of…
Firefighter Terminated for
Attacking a LCSO V.O.I.C.E Officer
On Nov 26 of 2014 Dale Pinheiro was fired for his assault on a LCSO V.O.I.C.E Officer,…
Business Of The Month — December 2014
December 2014 Business of the month is the Lehigh Acres Community Council The Community Council represents…
House Fire Kills One,
Critically Injured Another
A house fire at 507 West Jersey Road in Lehigh Acres. LAFC&RD personnel has confirmed that…
Fire Chief Wants Board to
Approve 1 Million Dollar Expenditure
According to the Fire Board agenda for the upcoming meeting on December 16, 2014, Chief John…
What Do You Think About This?
Sexual Predator Wins $3 Million From Florida Lottery
(The AP is reporting): A sexual predator has won almost $3 million from a Florida Lottery scratch-off…
Stolen Yard Snow
Globe Returned
Home surveillance cameras catch a man carrying a deflated snow glob ornament from a family’s front…
2015 United States
Service Academy Nominations
Congressman Curt Clawson (FL -19) nominated twenty students from Southwest Florida’s 19th Congressional District to attend the…
Suspect In Home
Invasion Turns Himself In
A man accused of being involved in a violent home invasion in Lehigh Acres last month is expected…
Graham Not Coming To
Lehigh Senior As Expected
With all the speculation over the weekend; Earnest Graham rescinds resignation as coach of North Fort…
Teen Wins FGCU Tickets
The Lehigh Acres Gazette is proud presented Chandler Powers with a set of FGCU vs NKU…
Three-Year-Old Girl Was Shot
Updated 7 pm Family members say a little girl accidentally shot herself in the foot Thursday…
Search For Suspect In Shooting
Lee County Deputies are searching for the suspect in an early morning shooting. Deputies tell Lehigh…
Lehigh Acres Workshop
Saturday, December 6th
Lehigh Acres Workshop scheduled for this Saturday, December 6. The meeting will be held from 9:30…
Car May Be Key To Tracking Down Home Invasion Robbery Suspects
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle which is linked…
“Future of Lehigh Acres
Governance” Town Hall Meeting
State Representative Matt Caldwell (R- Lehigh Acres) will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, December 15,…
Girl Scout Troop 714
Earns Digital Photography Badge
Girl Scout troop 714 earns digital photography badge, the girls invited Robert Anderson the owner of…
Fatal Crash (Updated)
Updated: A 45-year-old Immokalee man died in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Lehigh Acres. It…
Alva Man Accused Of
Setting Wife On Fire
An Alva woman is alleging her husband poured gas over her and lit her on fire…
Lehigh Acres Firefighter
Layoffs Are Coming!!
The Facts …. Lehigh Acres revenue has decreased 64 percent since ’08, according to Lehigh Acres…
Holiday Gatherings in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Town Center Plaza Friday December 5, 2014 Tree Lighting, Footnotes Dance Studio and Santa starts…
Lehigh Acres Girl, 10, Dies In Crash
Alondra Vences, 10, of Lehigh Acres, died in a vehicle crash in Sumter County on Monday…
26 year old Arrested for Sex
Crimes, on a 13 year old
Santos Leon, Jr age 26, of Lehigh Acres, Florida was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff…
2014 Lehigh Acres Gazette
Christmas Home Decoration Contest
Lehigh Acres Gazette Christmas Home Decoration Contest – Get your house ready for Christmas and win one…
Hundreds In Lehigh Acres
Participate In Small Business Saturday
Hundreds came out in Lehigh Acres this Saturday to support small businesses at The 1st Community…
4-H FunDay
Youth Art Contest
Arts of the Inland are sponsoring a youth art contest at 4-H FunDay with the theme…
Fire Board Update
A new member of the Lehigh Acres Fire and Rescue District was sworn into office along…