Immokalee

Immokalee’s only homeless shelter will close June 30 as St. Matthew’s House seeks another organization to take over Friendship House operations.

Camp Keis Road south of Immokalee in Collier County reopened after it was closed due to a brush fire caused by plastic debris becoming entangled in power lines.

A teenager from Immokalee will travel to Rome soon to take part in a global initiative for peace. About 40 young people from some of the most troubled places on earth will collaborate on ways to bring peace to their home communities.

An Immokalee assistant director has been recognized statewide for helping first-generation students navigate the path to college.

The Diocese of Venice in Florida and National Development of America have broken ground on Casa San Juan Diego, marking the first step in an effort to expand affordable housing opportunities in Immokalee. Casa San Juan Diego will add 80 brand-new rental units to the community, providing housing for qualified residents who earn up to 60% of the average median income and work in Immokalee.

The president of BC US in Immokalee was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor for the company's mishandling of a macaque monkey.

An in-person meeting tonight and a virtual meeting March 24 are planned by the Florida Department of Transportation, District One, to air detail on two State Road 29 design projects. The projects are part of a broader FDOT initiative to improve the S.R. 29 Immokalee corridor, which has been underway since 2007.

A number of projects across Florida, including several in Southwest and South regions, will share in $311 million disbursed by the state Thursday.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the funding, earmarked for infrastructure repair in 37 Florida communities at a briefing at the Sebring Airport Thursday.

Free bus rides to grocery store outside of Immokalee ends.

Free bus rides have been offered to out of town grocers after Immokalee lost its only full-service grocery store in October.