Collier County News

Former Major League pitcher Derek Lowe conducted a piotching and baseball skills clinic on Dec. 7 at Hammond Stadium for eight Lee and Collier county youngsters who signed up at his recent Southwestern Sports Spectacular which benefited the Golisano Children's Hospital capital building campaign.

Antoine Dimetris Brightmon, 40, of the 900 block of Summerfield Drive, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier County sheriff's deputies Wednesday.

Deputies are looking for a 79-year-old woman who was last seen Thursday afternoon in Golden Gate.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- The remains of an approximately 9-month-old uncollared Florida panther kitten were recovered yesterday in the northeastern portion of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County.

On Wednesday, December 4, the Women's Initiative Network , held its first annual Power of the Purse luncheon at the Grey Oaks Country Club.

Eagle Lakes Community Park in East Naples has no clubhouse, so it can't hold programs, offer children free meals or summer camp.

This past year has been an outstanding year filled with special recognition for Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades.

Most of Southwest Florida's high schools had an increase in their graduation rates, according to state statistics released Wednesday.

Call it a wrap on 2013 for the Collier County Board of Commissioners. In a brief continuation of its December meeting Wednesday morning the board approved $2.25 million in funding for an 11,500-square-foot community center at the Eagle Lakes Community Park in Naples.

Conservation groups are asking a federal judge to throw out a permit for a limestone mine the groups contend will push out endangered Florida panthers in rural Collier County.

The organization reports red kettle donations in Collier County are down 20 percent this season compared to last.

They rushed to save a man who had fallen into Lake Sapphire in Golden Gate. The boater was unconscious and had only seconds to live.

A teacher at Barron Collier High School was charged with retail theft after police say surveillance video showed her stuffing shoes into her bag at Coastland Center Mall in Naples.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- The Collier County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion robbery that took place on Hunters Point Rd. on Tuesday just before 10:00 p.m. The victim's Harley Davidson F150 truck was stolen at gunpoint, among other things.

Champions for Learning, formerly The Education Foundation of Collier County, has named its Men of Distinction for their commitment and service to the children of Collier County.

Economic development in Collier County took a big step Tuesday. In its final meeting of the year, the board of county commissioners unanimously approved a host of economic development proposals ranging from a business incubator to a partnership with the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.

Naples residents feared the trucks' noise and fumes. Businesses thought the sand-hauling vehicle would discourage tourists from staying and shopping on the beach.

An early morning fire Dec. 2 closed the last Checkers drive-in restaurant in Collier and Lee counties.

A new senior housing development is being constructed on Rattlesnake Hammock Road and County Road 951 called Discovery Village Naples, built by the same developer and to the same high quality as its sister communities, Aston Gardens.

This story is contributed by a member of the Naples community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Naples Daily News Jennifer J. Edwards, Collier County Supervisor of Elections, is currently accepting applications for a scholarship opportunity provided by the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections .