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Collier County designated March 18 as Save the Florida Panther Day to bring more awareness to the endangered species.
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A local community group, Quiet Florida, advocated for action against noise pollution issues at a recent Collier County commission meeting, citing excessive noise from illegally modified vehicles as lowering the community’s quality of life.
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Naples mobile home residents feel helpless as community moves forward with post-hurricane rebuild.
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In a plan to reduce pollution entering the Estero River, the Village of Estero is looking at ways to stop the use of septic systems and water wells. The village wants to require some homeowners to hook into a new utility systems.
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Advocate Radiation Oncology and Lee Health Regional Cancer Center partnered with other local organizations to host the tea to increase breast cancer awareness and to educate the Southwest Florida community on breast cancer research.
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The Naples Council on World Affairs is hosting “The Path Forward into a Decisive Decade” seminar on Friday (Feb. 24). The council’s mission is to “educate, inspire, and engage Americans in international affairs, and the critical global issues of our times.”
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New mission and vision statements and new school board priorities passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the newly-elected Collier County School Board.
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Fans hopefully will hit for the cycle in first full spring training season for SWFL in several yearsMajor League Baseball fans are calling Lee County home as the teams hold spring training at JetBlue Park and Hammond Stadium.
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Collier commissioners have voted to enact an ordinance that would ban the establishment or location of medical marijuana dispensing facilities in unincorporated parts of the county.
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With construction of a 350-home housing development on a Bonita Springs golf course set to move forward, a neighboring subdivision that controls water runoff is concerned about what this will mean for the community’s drainage system and water quality despite plans showing improved storm water management and less flooding.