News

More Road Paving
Coming To Lehigh Acres

Residents are frustrated and fed up. Miles of miles residential roadway in Lehigh Acres have gone…

National Postal Museum
Exhibit Tells Story Of Mail Systems

Postal customers drop a letter or packages in the mail, confident they will reach their destinations…

An “Imperial Wizard” Of The
Ku Klux Klan Supports Robert E. Lee Portrait In Lee County

A Ku Klux Klan organization based in Missouri has sent a letter to Lee County Commissioner…

Poster Home of the
Issues in Lehigh Acres

The Lehigh Acres Gazette has found the poster house for            …

Lightning Storm in Lehigh Acres

Photos by Kevin Gourley Aug 13, 2013 Click on photos to enlarge

East Lee County H.S. Has
New Mentoring Program

Destination Graduation is a comprehensive mentoring and academic intervention program designed for high school students who…

Lee County Commissioners Delay
Action On Foreclosure Registry

Lehigh Acres group presents over 1,400 petitions in support of abandoned / foreclosure property registry to…

Junior Edible Gardening Club

The Junior Edible Gardening Club (4-H) is accepting new members ages 8-18 for the September to…

Investor States Has Enough
Votes To Dump HMA Board

A shareholder of Naples-based Health Management Associates Inc. is claiming victory in its effort to oust…

“We’re the Millers” and “Elysium”

By Bob Garver               It happened again this weekend. I couldn’t decide which new release was…

Beth Stacey Roundabout Update

Beth Stacey Roundabout update …. According to Project Manager Sarah Clarke with Lee County DOT she…

Guest Column – Transitioning Into The Medicaid Long-Term Care Program: What Recipients Need To Know About How To Choose A Plan

By Justin Senior, Florida Medicaid Director, Agency for Health Care Administration Does Medicaid pay for your…

7-11 Breaks Ground On New Store

7-11 breaks ground on new store at the corner of Sunshine and Lee Blvd’s. According to…

Owner Of Tomatogrowers.Com
Speaking To Lehigh Gardening Club

Thursday, August 15, at 7 p.m. the Lehigh Acres Edible Gardening Exchange guest speaker will be Linda Sapp, local…

Lehigh Acres Community
Plan Workshop Scheduled

The next Lehigh Acres Community Plan Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 9:30…

The Community of Lehigh
Acres Has a New Fire Chief

Last night’s special fire board meeting was the longest (3 ½ hours) in years. But by…

No More Wheels

As college newlyweds Hubby and I inhabited an antique thirty-eight-foot trailer sans air-conditioning. Although wedged between…

Community Policing ……

There is no one commonly recognized definition of community policing, and there is an uncautious tendency…

Average Year – Cartoon

XP Warning-Protecting Your Computer from scheduled obsolescence

April 18, 2014…Microsoft announces that as of this day, it will no longer support Windows XP.…

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers
Looking for Help Identifying A Man

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking the public for help in identifying a man who broke…

Raising Taxes on the
Backs of Citizens

By Debbie Jordan Candidate for Lee County Commissioner, District 4 Earlier this year Lee County Commissioners…

Fictitious Name Notice –
The Quickbooks Lady

Notice Under Fictitious Name Law According to Florida Statute Number 865.09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that…

Could Welch Raise
Your ECWCD Tax Rate?

Opinion – Editorial by Anthonie P. Barrett Special to The Lehigh Acres Gazette Is Mike Welch trying to…

“The Smurfs 2 Guns”

By Bob Garver At the end of their first weekend, new releases “The Smurfs 2” and…

2013-14 School
Year Starts Thursday

The back to school countdown has officially started. Teachers reported back to schools today and in…

Gulf Coast Writers
Association Meeting Scheduled

Gulf Coast Writers Association Meeting Scheduled Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10:00 – 12:00 noon At: Zion…

Naples-Based HMA To Be Sold
To Tennessee CHS Hospital Group

Naples-based Health Management Associates (HMA) announced it will be acquired by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc. HMA…

Head-On Collision
Sends 3 To The Hospital

A head-on collision early Saturday morning in sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries.…

Backpack Give Away

The Cellular Connections store  invited customers to bring their children to the local TCC store at 2814…

Business Of The
Month For August 2013

Father and Son Handyman Service – Danny Davis Providing Lehigh Acres Handyman Services, small repairs, painting,…

Sting Operation Nets
One From Lehigh Acres

A sting operation in Ft Myers resulted in the arrest of nine men by undercover detectives…

Cartoon – Average Life

  Introducing “Average Life” the new cartoon by Charles Kerby. Charles Kerby created Average Life to…

Acting Chief Fire Gives Ultimatum

It’s been 9 months since Fire Chief Adams resigned. “We have been going month to month…

Dewey Tyler vs John M. Morgan, Trustee of the Lehigh Shopping Center Land Trust

Dewey Tyler has filed a lawsuit against John M. Morgan, Trustee of the Lehigh Shopping Center Land Trust for…

NOTICE OF WORKSHOP OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT AND NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF BUDGET WORKSHOP

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT (DISTRICT) WILL HOLD…

Forever Stamps Feature New
England Coastal Lighthouses

Five lighthouses that for centuries enabled sailors to navigate safely in the waters along the northeastern…

Letter to the Editor

Dear Lee County Commissioners: We must find a way to approve the vacated property ordinance, especially…

NOTICE OF WORKSHOP OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT AND NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF BUDGET WORKSHOP

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT (DISTRICT) WILL HOLD…

LCS Annual Dental Day Scheduled

Lehigh Community Services is holding our annual dental day on Friday, August 2, 2013 at Lehigh…

Man Accused In A String
Of Business Burglaries

Businesses along Lee Boulevard were targeted in string of early morning thefts, sparking an aggressive response…

Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed:
Hospitals Including HMA, Defrauded Medicaid

Reported by Associated Press Two large hospital operators paid kickbacks to clinics that directed expectant mothers…