Archive for March, 2010

Southwest Florida may come out winner in gaming deal

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The Florida Legislature and the Seminoles are getting closer to a gambling deal, and the outcome will likely be a win-win for Southwest Florida gaming interests.

Immokalee man accused of holding woman captive in her own car for three hours

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

A 25-year-old man held a woman captive inside of her own car for about three hours early Sunday, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reported.

Live blog: Collier commission, Marco council discuss Island CRA

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Marty Black, of Kimley Horn and Associates, a consulting firm hired by the city to assist with creating a Community Redevelopment Area for Marco, is presenting the finding of necessity or finding of blight in the approximate 250 acre area surrounding a shopping area, Town Center, which is also the name of the CRA.

POLL Closing of Immokalee offices could leave thousands struggling yearly to get to court

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Are you an Immokalee resident who will be on probation after June 1? Are you concerned about driving to Naples? Contact Naples Daily News reporter Matt Clark by calling 213-6042 or sending an e-mail to mclark@naplesnews.com. IMMOKALEE - For 20 years, Immokalee residents have had a bicycle ride, walk or short drive to get to court.

Immokalee brewery could benefit from bill to lure foreign investors to U.S.

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

The special visa would create jobs in the U.S. and boost the economy, said Karen Caco, senior counsel for International Immigration Services.

Teen saves fisherman from drowning, wins award

Friday, March 26th, 2010

IMMOKALEE : A Collier County teenager jumps into an alligator-filled lake to rescue a man just seconds away from drowning.

Immokalee court and probation services to be suspended

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Are you an Immokalee resident who will be on probation after June 1? Are you concerned about driving to Naples? Contact Naples Daily News reporter Matt Clark by calling 213-6042 or sending an e-mail to mclark@naplesnews.com. Those interested in providing their input on the Collier Clerk of Court's review of the need for its Immokalee satellite ...

Four Immokalee residents arrested in drive-by shooting

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

An early morning drive-by landed four Immokalee residents in jail Sunday, Collier County Sheriffa s officials said.

Immokalee students make most of program

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Gaelle Colas sat in a classroom in Northampton, Mass., thousands of miles from the agricultural fields near her home in Immokalee.

Downed power line causes 40-acre Immokalee brush fire

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

The fire was reported after 2 p.m. by an employee of Sunniland Country Store on State Road 29 South; the fire quickly spread northwest through a one-eighth mile area along S.R. 29 and Oil Well Road, firefighters said.