Lehigh News

Lehigh fire district helps local school reach stuffed animal goals

news@breezenewspapers.com Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District is partnering with Lehigh Elementary School on a stuffed animal drive to benefit the Department of Children and Families. The collection of new stuffed animals will be ongoing throughout the month of April, which aligns with Child Abuse Prevention Month. National Child Abuse Prevention Month is held yearly to recognize the importance of families and communities working together to help prevent child abuse and neglect. According to Katie Heck, spokesperson for the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, a ...

Academy program approved for Veterans Park school

School district to install more walkway covers

Lee Health urges vaccinations amid uptick in hospitalizations

News from around the region

Veterans Park Academy for the Arts renovation

news@breezenewspapers.com After a lengthy discussion to approve rankings for architectural, construction management and building official services for a renovation project at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts it came down to a split vote with four in favor and three opposed. Board members ...

Women’s March Fort Myers to hold virtual rally

Council features school board guest speaker and announces new local farmers market

Patients see loved ones as Lehigh Regional opens up limited visitation

Obituaries

Devin Lee Glidden

Devin Lee Glidden, 33, of Lehigh Acres, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021. Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cape Coral, is entrusted with final care.

David E Cress

Gayle Rose Krieger

Sydney Commodore Miggins

Letters to the Editor

Guest Commentary: Summer learning programs will help students achieve educational success

Learning begins at birth. The first three years of life are an incredible period of growth in every area of a baby’s development as the child’s brain grows from about a quarter of the size of an adult brain to 80% of adult size. During this critical time, regular reading aloud to children ...

Help turn tragedy into triumph

Guest Commentary: The fight to save Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program

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Business

Lee County is a ‘job-seeker’ market

cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com Is employment opt-out making it hard to hire workers? Although the unemployment rate is at just 4% throughout the county, experts and local businesses are finding it challenging to fill positions in a variety of fields. Officials at CareerSource Southwest ...

Veterans Rec Center offers new adult classes

VFW Post 4174: The Family Circle