Immokalee

Since 1991 The Immokalee Foundation has been helping children and young adults to change the course of their lives through the support of mentors, donors and volunteers. We learn more about its programs, especially in the time of COVID-19, by talking with Melissa C. Phillips, Vice President of Philanthropy.

Immokalee has historically been undercounted during the decadal U.S. Census counts. In 2010 about 34% of residents participated, and with just weeks left to go that number is currently less than 25%. We learn about efforts to increase those numbers with two members of the League of Women Voters of Collier County's Complete Census Count Committee.

A new design has been selected to grace the “welcome to Immokalee” signs in Collier County.

It's been several days since an Immokalee man was fatally shot by a Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The community is seeking more information about the events leading up to his death.

About 100 people gathered at Farmworkers Village in Immokalee on Friday, just a few feet away from where 37-year-old Nicholas Morales-Bessannia was fatally shot by a Collier County Sheriff’s deputy Sept. 17

In Immokalee, a project to enhance the town’s two “welcome” signs is moving forward.

A recent effort to revamp the “Welcome to Immokalee” signs is being revisited by the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency.WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo reports the agency is looking for local artists to submit proposals for the signs.

An international relief organization was poised to help with the COVID-19 response in Immokalee but has halted those plans.

State Health officials reported more than 2,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's 2,581 new cases set a new record for highest number of new cases reported in a single day. The 2,016 cases reported by the Florida Department of Health, Sunday, brings the statewide total to 75,568 cases.With the exception of last Monday, the number of new cases reported in Florida each day has been over 1,000 since June 3rd.

The Florida Department of Health, Thursday, reported the largest single-day increase in cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. State health officials reported 1,419 new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 60,183.