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Lehigh Acres Community
Plan Workshop Scheduled
Lehigh Acres Community Plan workshop scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Lehigh…
Doomday 2032?
A potentially catastrophic asteroid has been discovered by astronomers, who say there’s a slim chance that…
Japan’s Toxic Flush
A powerful typhoon which swept through Japan led to highly radioactive water near the crippled Fukushima…
Multi-billion-dollar Arms Deal Between Russia & Iraq
Russia has begun shipping arms to Iraq under a historic multi-billion-dollar contract signed between Baghdad and…
Global malnutrition on the Rise.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says hundreds of millions of people…
Canada’s RCMP arrest 40 in demonstration over shale gas exploration.
Police in Canada have arrested around 40 people in a clash with protesters demonstrating against shale…
Cholera Outbreak Spreading through Mexico.
Mexico’s health minister has warned of a cholera outbreak across four central states and the capital,…
Candlelighters Annual
Christmas Party
Written and Photos by Kevin Gourley The Lehigh Acres Lodge 344 Free & Accepted Masons hosted…
Today in Photos
Basketball WBB and MBB
Gulf Coast Showcase WBB Championship Game FGCU MBB FGCU vs Iona 12/1/2013
LSHS Center For The
Arts Presents Steel Magnolias
Lehigh Senior High School invites you to re-visit the 1987 Louisiana in the classic story about…
Lehigh Acres Gazette Annual
Christmas Home Decoration Contest
Get your house ready for Christmas and win one of four prizes and your photo and…
Lehigh Acres Christmas
Celebrations
Lehigh Town Center Christmas Show – Dec 6 6:00 p.m. Lehigh Regional Medical Christmas Show and…
Mayra A. Alcazar, 45
Mayra A. Alcazar, 45, of Lehigh Acres, FL passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013. She…
William F. Junker, 76
William F. Junker, 76, of Lehigh Acres passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was…
Penny Diane Jordon, 55
Penny Diane Jordon, 55, of Lehigh Acres, FL passed away on Monday, November 5, 2013. She…
LRMC Provides Thanksgiving
Dinners To Local Families
Once again this year Lehigh Regional Medical Center provided 25 turkeys, and the associates prepared 25…
Record Crowd at the Rotary Community Thanksgiving Feast
The Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres put on its annual Thanksgiving feast. Members served more meals…
Ulises Guillermo Penarrendonda, 64
Ulises Guillermo Penarredonda, 64, of Alva, FL passed away on October 25, 2013. Visitation will be…
Lehigh Acres Neighborhoods
Getting Peppered by Vandals
Over the course of just 10 days, 29 cars in Lehigh Acres have been targeted by…
Deadly Crash in Lehigh
Acres Claims Two
On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at 11:11 p.m., a 9-1-1 operator with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office…
Lehigh Singers to Present
a Christmas Concert
The Lehigh Singers will present a Christmas in Lehigh Concert on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 4pm…
The Christmas Chocolates
By Jan Nieman ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a…
Dean McNew night at Lehigh
Senior High School on Tuesday, November 26
Dean McNew night at Lehigh Senior High School on Tuesday, November 26. Lehigh Senior will be…
Lehigh Acres Kids Did Well
at the State Pageants
2014 Miss Florida U.S. International, Miss Florida American Beauty State Pageant was last weekend. Lehigh Acres…
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
By Bob Garver I wish I could be more supportive of “The Hunger Games.” Here is…
Want To Be Your Own Boss?
Want to be your own boss? The Microenterprise Institute of Goodwill offers a class to help…
Mini Taco Salads
I used wonton dough to form these cute little appetizers for a recent party at my…
G. Weaver Hipps Elementary has
joined the Suitcases for Kids
As we approach the holiday season, we are reminded that there are approximately 1,000 children in…
Lehigh Acres Spring Festival
celebrates its 40th birthday in March, 2014
It’s not too early to get the word out about what is planned for the 2014…
Deputies Respond to Shots
Fired in Lehigh Acres
On Sunday, November 25, 2013, at 1:33 am, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop for…
Armed Tobacco Bandits
Rob 7-11 in Lehigh Acres
On November 24, 2013, at approximately 1:22 am, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an…
MBB FGCU vs
AVE MARIA 2013 Photos
Set 1 MBB FGCU vs AVE MARIA 2013 Photos by Lehigh Acres Gazette Set 2 MBB FGCU vs…
Radel Bounce Back or Resign?
Rep. Trey Radel is almost halfway through his two-year term in Congress. As of Wednesday, he…
Kiwanis Club Donates 200
Turkeys to Needy Families
The Lehigh Acres Family of the Kiwanis Club at Mirror Lakes Elementary, Veterans Academy of the…
Local Playwright to be
Honored by Naples Players
Arts of the Inland writer Chuck Wood of Lehigh Acres is a winner of the Naples…
Jag Signs with Long
Island University in Brooklyn
East Lee County High School Jag DeAngelique Waithe signed with Long Island University in Brooklyn. Waithe…
Radel Checks In To Rehab
Trey Radel arrived at Hazelden, a rehabilitation center in Naples, just after 4:00 p.m. In a…
Michael Eric Kirkendoll, 49
Michael Eric Kirkendoll, 49, of Lehigh Acres, FL died on November 19, 2013. Arrangements by Affordable…
East Lee County High
School Wrestling Scores
East Lee County High School opens the season with its first home match in over a…
Kiwanis Club Makes Donation
to East Lee County HS Science Department
Mr. Bland and Mrs. Moody both science teachers at East Lee County HS requested assistance through…
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
Office Will Be In Lehigh Acres
The Office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL) Constituent Outreach Session Thursday, November 21, 2013 1 p.m. to…
Sheriff Scott Responds
to Radel’s Plea
The cocaine arrest and subsequent plea deal by Congressman Trey Radel has fueled speculation about a…