By Carl-John X. Veraja Since the oil well near the Sunshine Elementary on 601 Sara Ave.…
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Teen Parents Arrested For
Aggravated Child Abuse of Infant
Lee County Sheriff Deputies have arrested the parents of an infant who was admitted to Health…
Fire Chief Wayne Plans to
Lay off 46 Firefighters Anyway
During the Lehigh Acres Fire Budget workshop on July 17, 2014 Chief Wayne said, “I’m planning…
Precautionary Boil Water
Notice Advisory
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) has issued a Temporary Service Interruption Advisory to Lehigh Acres Utility System…
Will Fire Commissioner
Cathy Kruse Save Her Son?
If the Commissioners Plan A is another Safer Grant, and Plan B is a Tax Assessment…
Sawyer Smith’s “Listening to Lee” Tour Heads to Lehigh Regional Medical Center
Sawyer C. Smith, a Republican candidate for the District 4 Seat on the Lee County Commission,…
LeeTran Sets Public Meetings on Proposed Fare Increase
LeeTran seeks input from the public on a proposal to increase its base adult fare from…
Will Lehigh Acres Lose its Ambulance Service?
The True answer is “NO”, yet the Lehigh Acres Fire Chief John Wayne thinks scaring you…
Community Watch Coordinators
Meeting Scheduled
The CWC (community watch coordinators) will hold their July monthly meeting, this Thursday, July 17, 2014…
Lehigh Acres Fire Dept.
Budget Workshop Scheduled
The Board of Commissioners of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and rescue district (district) will hold…
Are We Drilling or
Fraking in Lehigh Acres?
Are we drilling or fraking in Lehigh Acres? The Department of Environmental Protection would not return…
Fire Chief Puts Firefighters
On Notice For Layoffs
The Lehigh Acres Fire Chef John Wayne has put on notice the following firefighters (below)…
Cabana Palms Dayspa Has Reopened
Cabana Palms Dayspa has been relocated to a bigger 3,000 sq ft location at: 45 Alabama…
Curtis P. ‘Curt’ Middleton
A memorial service and entombment will be held on July 19, 2014 at 11 a.m. at…
Lehigh Acres Bass
Club at Lake June
Tom Pierson took the win today on Lake June with 14.50 lbs. Rory Sellers was 2nd…
What Is the Buzz About
Lehigh Acres First?
According to the founding Chairperson, Tonda Soisson-Lawson, Lehigh Acres First is a non-partisan group of Lehigh…
Supermoon Saturday Night
Saturday’s full moon will be a so-called supermoon and sky gazers can expect two more before…
Lowest Elementary Schools To Add Hour Of Reading Instruction
School days are about to get longer for students attending 16 elementary schools across Southwest Florida.…
David vs Goliath Dist 79
A Southwest Florida man, who says his dreams of public service have been unfairly crushed, is…
Florida Elementary and
Middle School Grades Released
The Florida Department of Education released the often-controversial school grades for elementary and middle schools Friday…
7-Eleven Day
FREE Small Slurpee
You’re invited to celebrate the most anticipated day of the year – 7-Eleven Day! It’s a…
Citizens Against Increased Taxes
Say “NO” to Fire Assessment
Frank Lohlein President of Citizens Against Increased Taxes (aka C.A.I.T.) said in a recent interview, that…
Lehigh Acres Gazette Contest Time
Lehigh Acres Fire Department says they need the tax assessment dollars to run the department….. So…
Fire Commissioners Still Do
Not Listen To The People
A special Blue Ribbon Panel, composed of six Lehigh Acres Community Business leaders headed by Rick…
Two Face Challengers
On Fire Board
While two members of the Fire Board of Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District where…
ECWCD Asks Public For Help To Stop Thefts And Vandalism
The East County Water Control District is asking the public for help in solving crimes that…
Bears, Bears and Bears
Several sightings of black bears are on the increase in Southwest Florida in the past months…
Mentoring Program For
Kids Set To Go
Nearly one in five youth live in poverty and are at risk of falling prey to…
Can You Help Doris?
Editorial photo
LCSO Investigation
Leads To Two Arrests
Lee County Deputies confirm as they tried to make a traffic stop at Tice and Ortiz…
Local Girl Wins
“Miss Jr. High School America!”
Varsity Lakes Middle School very own Rylie Spickler is the new “Miss Jr. High School America!”
Lehigh Acres Residents Rush
To Put Out Brush Fire
Quick actions by residents in the 600 block of Nimitz may have prevented a brush fire…
Lehigh Acres Man Identified As Victim In Fatal Crash
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a one car crash last week that…
Truck Crashes Into a House
Lee County Sheriff deputies are investigating after a driver crashed a pick-up truck into a home…
How Do Homeowner Insurance Companies Rate Our Policy For Fire Protection
98% of them use the Public Protection Classification (PPC) system What is the Public Protection Classification…
Community Picnic Scheduled
Lehigh churches, hospital, and sheriff department together are having a community picnic on July 19, 2014…
So Did The Fire Chief Lie To The
Residents About This Tax Assessment?
So what is it 50% plus one or 91.08% tax increase????? Chief Wayne said, “Yes, I…
Lehigh Acres Gazette Cartoonist Featured In Art Exhibit
Average Life cartoonist Charles Kerby has 3 pieces of art in the new exhibit Unlimited: the Art of…