Everglades-City News

The Ghost Orchid had it's first bloom on June 23rd 2008 at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

Holiday photos submitted by readers. E-mail this gallery to a friend Willow and Elizabeth Nash meet up with best friend Nicole Nixon, who now lives parttime out of state, at Resident's Beach on the Fourth of July.

Chokoloskee Island At the southern end of Route 29, 3 miles south of Everglades City, 239/695-2414, www.chokoloskee.com Before the invention of air conditioning, and before developers and the Department of Transportation covered the place with concrete and asphalt, South Florida was a mosquito-infested hideout for iconoclasts who wanted little to ...

Holiday photos submitted by readers. EVERGLADES CITY - The lost wonder of small-town America came rolling back to life Sunday.

Here are recommendations for things to do on Sunday and Monday : SUNDAY: Haven't had your fix of Independence Day celebrations, yet? Then head down to Everglades City.

Goodland Baptist Mission, 1990, by Arthur Leuthe. FAST FACTS The Goodland Baptist Mission was established in the 1960s and held services at Tommie Barfield Elementary.

For her untiring work with local Indian communities throughout the 1940s and beyond, the deaconess will be considered for sainthood at an upcoming Episcopal convention By QUENTIN ROUX 12:33 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2009 In this undated photo, Deaconess Harriett Bedell poses with a youngster and elder member of the Miccosukee tribe she served so ...

There will be no collection of garbage, recycling, bulky or electronic items or yard waste on Saturday, July 4, in the unincorporated areas of Collier County served by Waste Management, including the cities of Marco Island and Everglades City or Choice Environmental Services, Immokalee area.

The Woodwards live in the penthouse at the South Beach condominium on Marco Island.

By Marco Eagle Staff Originally published 10:53 a.m., June 26, 2009 Updated 02:53 p.m., June 26, 2009 - City, county government offices are adjusting their service schedules for July 4, Independence Day holiday.

For more than a year, there has been a lack of an Everglades City representative at the Collier Metropolitan Planning Organization meetings.

1939 Barron Collier Jr. succeeds his late father, the enterprise of both the Collier county News and the News-Press. 1947 - Changed name to the Collier County News and moved to Naples.

COLLIER COUNTY : Dolphins are one of the most loved marine animals, but researchers have never tracked how many live off Southwest Florida's coast - until now.

Collier County public schools' honor roll at the end of the 2008-2009 school year: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Avalon Calusa Park Corkscrew Eden Park Estates Everglades City Golden Gate Golden Terrace Highlands Immokalee Community Lake Park Lake Trafford Laurel Oak Lely Manatee Mike Davis Naples Park Osceola Palmetto Parkside Pelican Marsh Pinecrest ...

The 8th annual "The Glory Of The Grape Wine Tasting Experience" was held Saturday night at the Marco Island Yacht Club.

Art Ullmann is celebrating the first anniversary of his "Then & Now" historic photo gallery at The Plaza on Third Street South in Naples with an expanded exhibit.

An early morning fire destroyed an abandoned Everglades City mobile home that is owned by an Ochopee firefighter.

By Naples Daily News staff report Originally published 5:29 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2009 Updated 5:29 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2009 It's graduation day for seniors in Collier County public high schools and the Community School of Naples.

Buddy Grimm stepped off his long, flat stone crab boat just as the sun began its last half-hour in the south Florida sky.

This year's Gathering of the Florida Humanities Council took place in Everglades City.