🌱 LaBelle community remembers beloved school cafeteria manager Joyce Lilea Miller
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- LaBelle community remembers beloved school cafeteria manager Joyce Lilea Miller
Also on today's calendar: Paid In-person Focus Group for Southwest Florida! Pay $100 Cash and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Warm with sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 67.
- Sunday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Joyce Lilea Miller Dies At 64 (blogspot.com) — LaBelle residents are mourning the passing of 64-year-old Joyce Lilea Miller, who died April 12 in LaBelle and was well known as the cafeteria manager at LaBelle High School. Remembered for her humor, warmth, and dedication to students and family, she leaves behind children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many friends who cherished her loving spirit. 
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Labelle Cowboys vs Avon Park Red Devils
LaBelle High School, 4050 E Cowboy Way, LaBelle
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Monday April 20
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Paid In-person Focus Group for Southwest Florida! Pay $100 Cash
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FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29
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Olde Florida Motorcoach & RV Resort , 7551 FL-80 , LaBelle
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Back the Badge Barbecue
Olde Florida Motorcoach & RV Resort , 7551 FL-80 , LaBelle
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Tuesday April 21
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Labelle Cowboys vs Immokalee Indians
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Buckingham Farms Market
Buckingham Farms , 12931 Orange River Blvd , Fort Myers
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Buckingham Farms Vendor Sale- 2 Spots for $60.00
Buckingham Farms , 12931 Orange River Blvd , Fort Myers
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Mario Kart Tournament
Riverdale Public Library , 2421 Buckingham Rd , Fort Myers
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Backyard Bluesfest with T.B.A., TLC & The BBB, & Terry Hanck
Buckingham Blues Bar , 5641 Buckingham Rd , Fort Myers
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Concert Series - Guilty Pleasure 4:00-7:00 PM
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- Thought For The Day
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- GPAC Staffing posted a job opening for Commercial Drywall Estimator in Labelle. Apply here.
- Hendry County Schools posted a job opening for Safety and Security Officer in Labelle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near LaBelle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alva
- Florida Major Road And Airport Renamed After Trump (blogspot.com)
Lehigh Acres
- Two-Vehicle Crash in Lehigh Acres: Minor Damage, Injuries Assessed (newsline.com)
- Public adjuster accused of insurance fraud after Hurricane Ian faces additional charges (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)
Immokalee
- Turning up the heat on the Gulf Coast Thursday (abc-7.com)
- Boosting the berry business (floridaweekly.com)
- Dump truck overturns, spills gravel onto southbound lanes of I-75 in Collier County (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)
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