Just about nine years old and already putting out fires, Tommie Barfield Elementary School fourth-grader Andrew Sprankle is the 2009 Junior Firefighter of the Year.

The Marco Island Squadron of Civil Air Patrol is celebrating the first week of November as Red Ribbon Week.

Conditions were perfect for ghost, ghoulies and goblins to come out to spook the neighborhood and collect their treats in Collier County’s favorite Halloween destination.

The Marco Island Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6370 will again host a memorial service for America’s veterans of military service. This includes all veterans of service in the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and WW II Merchant Marine, serving ...

The Art League, Marco Island’s center for the arts, recently announced its new Patrons of the Art League program.

Marco Island Academy and Discovery Center is hosting a grand opening fundraiser scheduled 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at CJ’s on the Bay at the Esplanade. Marco Island Academy and Discovery Center, which is proposing ...

The Trojans will be opening up a fastfood dinner opportunity with a drum roll tonight. The Lely High School Band is hosting a “Lely Band Night at McDonalds” 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Thursday.

The Marco Island Fire Rescue Foundation scheduled a Pancake breakfast at the Fire Station on Sunday, Oct. 2. Jim Curran, Foundation president, estimated about 150 people would attend this fund raiser.

The Lauritzen/Rush Galleries of the Art League, Marco Island’s Center for the Arts, proudly announces an exhibit honoring the organization’s first president; the Charles M. Wetzel Retrospective.

Marco Island Cal Ripken Fall Ball League began last week. The Select Teams (Minor and Major Divisions) will host a rematch with the Estero Orioles tonight at the baseball field behind Tommie Barfield Elementary. The Select teams come from players ...