Less than one month from this year’s Marco Island City Council election, a candidate is facing allegations of campaign finance violations after a complaint was filed with the Florida Elections Commission less than two weeks ago. The complaint alleges that Jerry Swiacki committed five violations of state statutes in failing to follow multiple requirements for…
All the candidates for the Marco Island City Council had the opportunity to make sure their voices were heard Wednesday as the first candidate forum of the election season took place. The forum, hosted by the Florida Citizens’ Alliance, drew a standing room only crowd of more than 250 people at the Marco Island…
General observation this week is an uptick on air and water temperature throughout Southwest Florida as well as a continued progress on the abatement of red tide and algae laden conditions that plagued the area for the last six months. There still exists some differential in the degree of abatement however, with the southern areas…
Funding from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act will allocate a little more than $40,000 this year towards providing school resource officers at Marco Island schools this year. Marco Island Police Chief Al Schettino briefed the City Council Monday night on a resolution coming forward that includes a memorandum of understanding with…
New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts are the U.S. states with the worst income inequality in the nation However, when analyzed at the metropolitan level, some of America’s most rural regions are home to stark inequality, with Jackson, Wyoming topping the list as the most unequal place in the nation, experts found Jackson, Wyoming’s top 1…
A Marco Eagle reporter who recently reported on a driving under the influence case involving a Marco Island city employee was arrested Saturday on suspicion of DUI in North Naples. Devan Patel, 33, faces a misdemeanor charge of DUI, first offense, according to a Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The Marco Eagle is a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2013 Contact: Communications Office (850) 245-4111 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REMINDS RESIDENTS OF RED TIDE PRECAUTIONS ~ DOH alerts communities to potential risk at beaches ~TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Department of Health is reminding people to use caution at the beach or in waters with high concentrations of red tide algae. Adverse health…
Lee and Collier county waters have lower red tide counts this week, although the outbreak is still killing fish and marine creatures. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released its latest red tide report Tuesday. Counts last week measured anywhere from not present to 1 million cells or more per liter from Sarasota to…
A Southwest Florida couple saw a tiger shark eat a grouper 10 miles off the coast of Port Charlotte on Sunday, July 29, 2018.Stephanie Morris and Justin Hawkins The chorus to the Five Man Electrical Band’s 1971 hit song rings true today in Southwest Florida. “No swimming” signs line many beaches and coastal…