🌱 Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven stunt drive ends with cocaine arrest

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In today's newsletter:

• Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven stunt drive ends with cocaine arrest
• Lehigh Acres drug trafficker gets 25-year sentence after undercover probe

Also on today's calendar: 1:00pm-2:00pm Jacks Market 510 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man accused of doing doughnuts at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven arrested, FHP says (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Lehigh Acres man they say was doing doughnuts in a 7-Eleven parking lot at State Road 82 and Sunshine Boulevard. After allegedly trying to flee and hide his identity, he was found with cocaine in his boot and now faces multiple charges, including stunt driving, drug possession, and reckless driving.
   

• Fentanyl, heroin trafficking convictions send Lehigh Acres man to prison for 25 years (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — A Lehigh Acres man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a Lee County jury convicted him in two fentanyl and heroin trafficking cases tied to an undercover investigation. The case underscores ongoing narcotics enforcement in and around Lehigh Acres, including large fines and concurrent prison terms for multiple drug charges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lehigh Acres

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• 1:00pm-2:00pm Jacks Market 510 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL →
  Jack's Market, 510 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• LaBelle at East Lee County →
  715 Thomas Sherwin Ave, Lehigh Acres
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• 1:00pm-2:00pm Jacks Market 510 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres, FL →
  Jack's Market, 510 Joel Blvd, Lehigh Acres
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Immokalee at East Lee County →
  715 Thomas Sherwin Ave, Lehigh Acres
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• The Birds of Southwest Florida Exhibit →
  Fort Myers FL
  9:00 am
• Canterbury School Club Fair →
  Fort Myers FL
  9:00 am
• National Voter Registration Day at Lakes Regional Library →
  Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers
  9:30 am
• National Voter Registration Day at Riverdale Public Library →
  Riverdale Public Library, 2421 Buckingham Road, Fort Myers
  12:30 pm
• LeeGOP Phone Banking & Volunteer Training →
  LeeGOP HQ, 12995 S. Cleveland Ave. #239, Fort Myers
  2:00 pm
• National Voter Registration Day at Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library →
  Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library, 3095 Blount Street, Fort Myers
  2:30 pm
• Public Art Committee Meeting →
  City Hall, 2200 Second St., Fort Myers
  4:00 pm
• Home Volleyball Game vs Bonita Middle
  Three Oaks Middle Gym
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a lawn service company who can service a duplex in Sancarlos Park Ft Myers ongoing weekly or bi weekly cuts depending on season.
  Also trim a couple bushes please reach out if you available? Or if you have recommendation's. (Nextdoor Colin)
• Almost finished all i have to do is glue on the porch roof and do the porch railing.
  It will be for sale. Im just putting it on here to see if who is interested in it would like a railless porch or like it how it is (Nextdoor Eastside)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Lehigh Acres. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Lehigh Acres. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lehigh Acres here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Myers

• Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo Makes Triumphant Return to Fort Myers (citrusindustry.net)
• VOTE: 10 up for Sept. 7-12 SW FL Girls Athlete of the Week (news-press.com)
• FGCU and NOAA team up to find best hurricane protection for specific barrier islands (wgcu.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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