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Citizen group focuses on proposed Bridge Street bypass

The Second Bridge Group (SBG), a group of citizens formed to collect and share information about the proposed ...

Belle Glade local named to the Dean’s List

Arys Gil Henriquez of Belle Glade has been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Rockford...

Community invited to July 30 Indiantown High School Open House

On July 30, families throughout Martin County and neighboring communities can take a sneak peek inside Indiantown High School...

HRMC welcomes Cathy Rodriguez to Hospital Authority Board

Hendry Regional Medical Center is proud to announce Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Cathy Rodriguez...
The Okeechobee School for Boys was built in 1959.

IRSC to take over old 'boys school' property

The property previously used by the Okeechobee School for Boys will be transferred to Indian River State College, under House Bill 1603 which was signed into law …
Health

DCF Champions hosts Mental Health Awareness Month roundtable

Leaders from across the state joined together to highlight the considerable strides Florida...

Ensuring tomorrow with automated external defibrillators

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year, according to the...

May is Save Your Tooth Month

May is Save Your Tooth Month, an annual celebration of tooth-saving procedures...
Community News
Clewiston Animal Shelter, 410 W. Arroyo Ave., Clewiston, has a variety of dogs available for adoption.

Adopt a pet from animal shelter

Looking for a new best friend? Clewiston Animal Services, 410 W. Arroyo Ave., Clewiston, ...

Niagara Bottling’s support transforms lives for families

Niagara Bottling’s generous support is transforming the lives of families in Okeechobee.

Evan Neal returning to host second annual football camp

Former Okeechobee Brahman and current New York Giant Evan Neal is returning to his hometown on...
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Sports

Torres returning to coach OHS Lady Brahman basketball

Former Okeechobee High School girls basketball coach Jovanny Torres is returning to coach the Lady Brahmans next season.

Chobee Smashers are runners up in Softball is Life Tournament

On Saturday, April 27, the Chobee Smashers played in the Softball for Life Tournament.
Schools
LABELLE -- Six amazing scholars (Emily Smith, Fabian Vazquez-Menéndez, Jaylynn Smith, Marvin Ligon, José Rodríguez & Zachary Herrera), or the top 1%, were chosen by their teachers to represent the school in the inaugural Debate Series Championship. [Photo courtesy LaBelle High School]

LHS students participate in Incubate Debate

What began as a dream of bringing debate into the classroom was made into a reality   at LaBelle High School …
Clewiston Middle School FFA members enjoyed a farm tour at C&B Farms on April 30. The students toured the packing house, cooler and offices before going to the fields to harvest their own green beans, peppers and lettuce. For more photos, see the school's page on Facebook. [Photo courtesy C&B Farms]

FFA students enjoy farm visit

Clewiston Middle School FFA members enjoyed a farm tour at C&B Farms on April 30.
CLEWISTON -- Clewiston High School seniors are looking forward to Project Graduation 2024 following graduation on May 17. The lock-in party is planned for 8 hours of fun. [Photo courtesy Clewiston High School]

Lock-in party celebrates graduates

Clewiston High School seniors are looking forward to Project Graduation 2024 following graduation on May 17.
Government
The City of Clewiston has retained a labor attorney to help iron out a potential union ...
Two Clewiston Christian School students spoke to the City of Clewiston Commission during ...
Veterans

Veteran coalition fights suicide

The Greater Lake Okeechobee Veterans Service Coalition formed in the fall of 2023,
Photo by Payton DeMay

Quail Creek hosts Salute to Veterans Golf Tournament and Concert

Quail Creek Country Club hosted more than 120 people at its 4th Annual Salute to Veterans ...

Smart & Safe Florida announces statewide Veterans Coalition

On Tuesday, April 23, the Smart & Safe Florida campaign launched its “Vets Vote #YesOn3” statewide Veterans Coalition...
State

Masonite: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Masonite International Corp. (DOOR) on Monday reported net income of $61.1 million in its first quarter. The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had net …

Alico: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

FT. MYERS, Fla. (AP) — FT. MYERS, Fla. (AP) — AliCo. (ALCO) on Monday reported a loss of $15.8 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Ft. Myers, Florida-based company said it had a loss of …
A banner of a Colombian-born American missing woman Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, 40, is displayed on a streetlight in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 16, 2024. The estranged husband of the woman who disappeared three months ago in Spain has been charged by U.S. federal agents with her kidnapping. U.S. marshals arrested David Knezevich at Miami International Airport on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain is charged with her disappearance

U.S. authorities have arrested a Florida man in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain three months ago. David Knezevich appeared in Miami federal court Monday on charges …
Opinion

Water safety education for all Florida public schools

The state of Florida is known for being a peninsula with an 8,435.7 mile coastline, 7,800 lakes...

It’s time to go, Joe

The most kneejerk Democrats and Republicans will vote for whoever their party nominates, but millions...
To be used as a SLUG only, not in print. [Photo by Alyssa Lopresti via AMAC]

Older husband and working wife seek guidance – Ask Rusty

AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security benefits.
Nation & World
People walk through the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau as they attend the annual Holocaust remembrance event, the "March of the Living" in memory of the six million Holocaust victims in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, May 6, 2024. The event comes amid the dramatic backdrop of the violence of the Israel-Hamas war after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the deadliest violence against Jews since the Holocaust, and as pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. campuses. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

U.S. university presidents have joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis for a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz. The March of the Living honors the 6 million Jews killed by …
FILE — WWII veteran Charles Shay, pays tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration ceremony of the 78th anniversary for those who helped end World War II, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Monday, June 6, 2022. On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Native American army medic who was ready to give his life — and actually saved many. Now 99, he's spreading a message of peace with tireless dedication as he's about to take part in the 80th celebrations of the landings in Normandy that led to the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany occupation. (AP Photo/ Jeremias Gonzalez, File)

On D-Day, 19-year-old medic Charles Shay was ready to give his life, and save as many as he could

D-Day veteran Charles Shay is about to take part next month in the 80th celebrations of the landings in Normandy that led to the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany occupation. Then a …
A Palestinian woman mourns her relative, 7-month old baby Hani Qeshta, who was killed in an Israeli bombardment on a residential building with Qeshta's family, at the morgue of Al Najjar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah)

Israeli army tells Palestinians to temporarily evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of an expected assault

The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah, according to an Israeli Defense Force statement on Monday, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent. People were told to …
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