Written by LCSO Pursuant to Florida Statute 775.21 the Public Safety Information Act of 1997, the…
Category: Local
Recent Weather Means
More Mosquitoes
With record rain this week could bring more mosquitoes to our area. Some of them are…
New High Top Tables for the
American Legion Post 323
As American Legion Post 323 celebrated its 50th year of service to our Veterans, Community, State…
Fire Board to Spend
$25,000 on Local PR Firm
With less than 90 days before the Nov. 4 election the Lehigh Acres Fire Commissioners have…
Vehicle Crash Sends
Five To Area Hospitals
A vehicle crash in Lehigh Acres Tuesday night sent five people to three area hospitals. The…
Hot Flashz Preformed
at Sterling House
The Hot Flashz dance team comprised of women ages 45 and over. The members formerly danced for…
August 2014 Business of
the Month SunTrust Bank
Sun Trust Bank at 1110 Homestead Rd N, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 is the August 2014…
Lehigh Community Services Backpack Day
Lehigh Community Services backpack day this year was held at the Microtel Hotel & Suites. LCS…
Fire Union Endorses Fire Assessment
The Fire union that covers the Lehigh Acres Fire Department voted June 26, 2014 to endorse…
Is Walmart Environmentally Responsible for Its Lack of Action Over the Years?
East County Water Control District and the South Florida Water Management District will be reaching out…
Lehigh Fire Issues Services Awards
FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR 2013 Lt. Brooke Ricciardi EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AWARD (through June 2014.) Admin. Ass’t.…
Open Letter to Fire
Chief John Wayne
by Robert Anderson Publisher Lehigh Acres Gazette Though I do believe that Fire Chief John Wayne…
New Relevations About Sunshine
Elementary Acid Frack Rig
By Carl-John X Veraja of the Nightly Citizen In the interest of protecting the public good… Breitburn…
Fatal Crash in Lehigh Acres
On Monday July 28, 2014 at 7:21 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a call…
New Home Needed to
Save Free Medical Clinic
Today is a very sad day in Lehigh Acres. Lehigh Acres Gazette learned that Lee County…
Main Stream Media Refuses to
Update Story about Sunshine Elementary Acid Frack Rig
By Carl-John X Veraja of the Nightly Citizen Recently, I wrote a couple of stories about how a…
Sheriff’s Investigation
Wakes Up Neighborhood
Neighbors say deputies told them someone had been injured at a home on 29th Street SW…
Breakdown of the Calls from
Each Fire Station in Lehigh Acres
Breakdown of all calls between July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2014 (numbers were provided by…
Search Is On For Casino Robbers
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying two masked men who robbed a…
Fatal Crash in Lehigh
Acres Follow up
On Saturday, July 26, 2014, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of…
Southwest Florida McDonald’s® Restaurants Collecting
School Supplies For Students In Need
McDonald’s restaurants in Southwest Florida invite customers and members of the community to help collect new…
One Person Dead After
a Serious Crash
Deputies are on the scene of an accident near a Walmart parking lot in Lehigh Acres.…
Lee County Code Enforcement
Violates Local Food Bank
Lee County Code Enforcement investigated the Food Bank at 1418 Homestead Rd N Lehigh Acres 33936.…
Lehigh Acres Architectural and
Zoning Review Board Declines Walmart’s Request
Lehigh Acres Architectural and Zoning Review Board declines Walmart’s request to enlarge the site 4,000 sq.…
The Rat Pack Was in Lehigh Acres
The Rat Pack the group included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, and, for a brief…
Pizza Hut is now WingStreet©
Pizza Hut in Lehigh Acres now offers 8 different kinds of wings garlic parmesan, honey bbq,…
Walmart In Lehigh Acres
Wants To Add Liquor Store
Walmart at 2523 Lee Blvd. in Lehigh Acres will appear before the Lehigh Acres Architectural and…
Important information for the
August 26th Primary Election
The following information has been provided by the Lee County Elections Office: To be eligible to…
Court Allows Higher
Rescue Fees For City Visitors
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Rejecting arguments that the policy is unconstitutional, a…
System Flushing and Temporary
Modifications of Disinfection Treatment Process to Start
Beginning Friday, August 1st, 2014 the Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) will be conducting system flushing…
Cost Saving Measures Which
Would Save Firefighter Jobs
If the Lehigh Acres Fire Department is in such dire straits, why aren’t they in a…
VegHeads Youth Club
to Start in August
The VegHeads, a 4-H club of youth from 8-18 year of age, will start their 2014-2015…
Back-To-School Clothing
Exchange Scheduled
The Lehigh Acres Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is having a…
Churches Beware .. In Lehigh Acres
The Fire District say this “It is the intent of the Board of Fire Commissioners to…
Local Online Newspaper Reaches
1.5 Million Views This Week
The Lehigh Acres Gazette Online Newspaper this week passed the 1.5 million page view mark, with…
Precautionary Boil Water
Notice Advisory Rescinded
The Precautionary Boil Water Notice issued (Thursday, July 17th, 2014) for Lehigh Acres Utility System customers on Lee Boulevard…
9 Truths About The
Fire Tax Assessment ……
1. Chief Wayne said, “I’m planning on laying off 46 firefighters temporary even if the tax…
Lehigh Acres Bass
Club Update
Todays winners with 23.80 lbs, Dave Horne and Chad Barger. and Big Bass of 8.72 lbs. Chris…
Community Garden Day
Healthy Harvest Community Garden had its monthly community day Saturday. Participates planted corn and get seeds…
Newspaper Has Zero
Tolerance On Threats
Over the weekend someone created a new blog called “Citizens for Lehigh Acres For District”. By…
Bicycle Accident
Bicyclist riding down Cherokee Ave fell off his bike somehow not wearing a helmet and struck…
Man Arrested Because He
Refused To Leave Winn-Dixie
Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a man refusing to leave the Winn-Dixie…