Summer Football Camps Return to Southwest Florida

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 12, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla.– Summer football camps are back in the ‘239’. Former Tampa Bay Bucs running back Earnest Graham’s message to his campers was simple, cherish these moments. As a Southwest Florida native and someone that made it to the top of the football pyramid, Graham can remember the impact youth football camps had on his development growing up “Oh I love it. It takes us back obviously to our youth and when we would come out for football camps and you see all the guys from the community and you get a chance just run around and just have fun plus you get to...

Naples woman gets car stuck in ditch after driving on the wrong side of the road

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 12, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NAPLES, Fla.– A woman drove her car into a ditch near the Shoppes of Pebblebrooke in Naples on Friday afternoon. Witnesses said the woman was driving on the wrong side of the road. When she tried to turn around, she ended up getting stuck in the mud. The driver almost hit a pole during the incident. The witness called 911 and deputies arrived to help. Crews were able to remove the vehicle and the driver did not get hurt. The post Naples woman gets car stuck in ditch after driving on the wrong side of the road appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Tropical development possible in Gulf of Mexico next week

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 12, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

The NBC2 First Alert Hurricane Tracking Team will be keeping a close eye on the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days where an area of low pressure could form by next week. The National Hurricane Center currently gives this area, located in the far southwestern gulf, a 30% chance of tropical development in the next 5 days but near-zero odds of development in the next two days. As of Friday evening, storms are developing in the Bay of Campeche, but without any organization to them. If you look at a wide view from the eastern Pacific across Central America and into the southern gulf, you’ll...

Fort Myers Mayor says new Marriott hotel will bring new jobs to area

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A new Marriott hotel is set to open next year in downtown Fort Myers. The new hotel will have more than 100 rooms, a restaurant and rooftop bar. Mayor Kevin Anderson says it will bring in crowds of visitors and new jobs to the area. “Any time there’s talk about development, especially development that includes job creation,” he said, “that’s a good thing.” The construction is set to start this year and be completed next fall. “There’s other problems that we could think about solving here in Fort Myers,” local Alanna...

Retired teacher hopes to empower students with swim around Key West

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NAPLES, Fla.– This weekend, Steve Becker of Naples will embark on a daunting swim around Key West for the seventh time. But he’s not swimming for himself; he’s doing it for his former students. Steve will be raising money for the Immokalee Foundation, a non-profit that empowers students in the city where used to teach. “Education is the path out of poverty,” Steve said, echoing the mission of the foundation he will be trying to help get awareness for when he participates in The College of Florida’s Swim Around Key West. Steve will compete as part...

‘Save Cayo Costa’ group wants DEP to hear their concerns about public dock

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CAYO COSTA, Fla.– A group worried about the future of the South Cayo Costa public dock has been trying to get the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to hear their concerns. The DEP pulled a vote for the Cayo Costa State Park’s management plan from the Recreation & Parks council meeting agenda for Friday. Last year’s draft of of the plan would not have allowed commercial ferries carrying tourists to pull up to the state-owned south dock anymore but the new draft in March allowed the ferries. With no vote Friday, the ferries will also still be allowed,...

Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigating members of Republican Executive Committee

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– NBC2 has confirmed the Collier County Sheriff’s Economics Crime Unit is investigating past board members of the Republican Executive Committee. The Collier Sheriff’s office confirms they have received multiple complaints about past board members of the executive committee. “Over the past months we have received multiple reports from different complainants against persons associated with political organizations in Collier County. On Friday, June 4, 2021, we received information involving the Collier County Republican Executive Committee....

New video of Everglades Mink could be crucial in learning more about species

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – New video of what scientists are calling an Everglades Mink could be crucial to learning more about them. Its a poorly understood, yet adorable creature that the Florida Fish ad Wildlife Conservation Commission is trying to learn more about. The photographer who took this video said that the Mink was captured on camera deep within the Fakahatchee State Preserve Park. “This issue is we literally do not know how many animals there are,” said Dr. Billy Gunnels, a biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. “The last paper I saw was...

Everblades’ John Sellars tackles milestones from behind bench

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

ESTERO, Fla.– In the locker room or behind the bench, John Sellars is always at his best. “I played backup goalie for a few games. I have a hockey page,” boasts Sellars. For the last 15 years, Sellars has worked as an equipment manager in professional hockey. While sharpening skates, doing laundry and making the occasional pot of coffee might not sound like much from the outside but Sellars has made himself an integral part of the Everblades locker room. “Johnny goes above and beyond to make sure we’re ready for games,”...

Collier County schools will not require students to be vaccinated for COVID- 19

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– Collier County Public Schools will not require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. CCPS posted a statement saying “whether or not to vaccinate a child for COVID-19 is the decision of the child’s parents.” This policy does not extend to other vaccines which are mandated by the state of Florida for students to attend public school. The list of required vaccinations can be found here. The post Collier County schools will not require students to be vaccinated for COVID- 19 appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

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