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The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District held a groundbreaking Monday for Fire Station 108 and a new training tower, giving its firefighters a dedicated place to train inside the district. District leaders say the station is meant to keep up with the community's growth, and progress updates are planned ahead of a grand opening.
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A driver who fled a Florida Highway Patrol speeding stop near State Road 82 and Gun Club Road Friday night bit a trooper's arm and ran off on foot after troopers ended the chase with a PIT maneuver, WINK News reports. The trooper was treated at a hospital. FHP says it found trafficking amounts of meth and cocaine plus a gun in the BMW, has identified the driver and is seeking a warrant on charges including battery on an officer.
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Monday, November 9
The Lee County Clerk and Comptroller will open a satellite office Nov. 9 at 600 Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres, inside the East Lee County Government Complex. The roughly 6,200-square-foot office will handle most services offered in Fort Myers, including traffic tickets, evictions, injunctions and marriage licenses and ceremonies. It will have 12 service windows, a wedding room and a private room for people filing domestic violence injunctions, open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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