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BigShots receives sixth extension for projects on Golden Gate Golf Course property
Plans for the 165-acre Golden Gate Golf Course property in Collier County have been discussed since the county purchased the land for almost $28 million in 2019. A lease agreement with BigShots Golf in May 2021 paved the way for the company to create and finance plans for nonprofit youth program First Tee, a 12-hole […]

Palmetto Pine Golf Course owner denies blame for smelly algae
Thick, clumpy green algae is stinking up a neighborhood near Palmetto Pine Golf Course in Cape Coral. Blame has previously been cast on the golf course, but its owner says that is a thing of the past.

Man hits two holes-in-one less than a week apart on High Point Country Club golf course
An 84-year-old man knocked down a hole-in-one at the High Point Country Club in Naples but did it again just three days later. The odds of an average golfer hitting a single hole-in-one are 12,500 to one, but this man beat those odds twice. Whenever 84-year-old Herb Pike swings his club, the goal is getting […]

CREW hoping to develop future environmentalists through program for students
Some Collier County second graders learned how to love and better understand the environment on Wednesday.
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Wrong-way driver accused of killing 2 in Collier County crash
Two died in a wrong-way crash in Collier County.

Drier weather returns for the holiday weekend
It’s going to be a beautiful holiday weekend across Southwest Florida as drier air moves in behind a late week cold front.

‘COVID Class’ graduates from Lely High School
High school students graduating in 2023 are nicknamed the “Covid Class” because they had to go through masking and quarantine.

Fort Myers police officers arrest man for hotel burglary
The Lee County Sheriff’s office has arrested a man for a burglary that took place at a Travel Inn, located at 2939 Cleveland Avenue, on May 5th.