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Community Drive-Thru Baby Shower to be held in Lehigh

news@breezenewspapers.com Healthy Start Coalition of SWFL dug deep this year, so they could continue its tradition of holding baby showers for expectant mothers, with its first-ever Community Drive-Thru Baby Shower. Associate Executive Director Melanie Black Amato said they have hosted showers for years, a service they provide for the Lee, Collier, Hendry and Glades communities. “The challenge was trying to do this with COVID-19,” she said. The baby showers had to be temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. Amato said they would have 30 women gather for a shower of educational information, presentations, drawings, lunch and a gift bag full of essential items. The baby shower is a great opportunity to meet high risk pregnant women and talk about what to expect and how to be the best mom they can be, she added. “We had to cancel our upcoming events because they are ...

Lee Sheriff’s race offers four candidates

news@breezenewspapers.com It’s official — the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District Board of Commissioners has adopted the new voter-approved Simplified Fire method of ...

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Obituaries

Earlene Joy Townsend

Earlene Joy Townsend, 73, of Lehigh Acres, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020. Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fort Myers, is entrusted with final care.

Letters to the Editor

New Lime Rock Mine approved by Lee County BOCC

To the editor: I was recently made aware the Lee County Board of Commissioners approved the Bell Blvd Rock Mine to be zoned as a Lime Rock Mining operation without the appropriate zoning hearing process. How is this legal? Is this how our elected officials act when no one attends their ...

Business

Unemployment drops in Lee

Although unemployment rates are still high, Lee County has seen a positive reduction at 9.8 percent for the month of June.CareerSource Southwest Florida Communications Manager Janeth Castrejon said the positive reduction with unemployment rates began in May and continued into June."It's a great ...

Local Sports & Recreation

Local Columns

American Legion Unit 323: Did you know?………

Even though many of the programs at the American Legion have been suspended or cut short in 2020 because of the pandemic, the American Legion Legacy Scholarship program progressed because of the dedication of members of the American Legion Riders. The children of U.S. Military personnel who ...