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Photos from the 2024 Best of the Lake awards
The 2024 Best of the Lake Awards were held on May 16 at the Okeechobee KOA. more
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Hendry County EMS [Photo courtesy Hendry County]
Hendry Commission gets update from EMS
With hurricane season officially starting June 1, Bob Pastula, Hendry County director of ... more
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RSCA students hold living history museum
Rock Solid Christian Academy third grade students took part in a living history museum this week. more
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Audubon and Florida Park Service celebrated the opening of the new bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park on May 15. The four-bedroom bunkhouse will be used by those conducting controlled burns, sparrow techs and AmeriCorps workers. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
New bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Audubon and the Florida Park Service celebrated the ribbon cutting for a new bunkhouse at Kissimmee Prairie ... more
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Lady Terriers advance to the regional final
The Moore Haven Lady Terriers varsity softball team is one of the elite eight teams in the region after back-to-back wins in the 2A regional playoff. more
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The Okeechobee Garden Club's first meeting was well attended.
Okeechobee Garden Club off to a good start
Okeechobee's new garden club held its first meeting on Tuesday morning, May 14 at the Okeechobee County Library.  more
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Members of the North Elementary student council with their newspapers. [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
North Elementary launches school newspaper
The student council at North Elementary held their final meeting of the year on May 14 and celebrated their work launching a school newspaper. more
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Trading land for affordable housing
A suggestion to use some of the Hendry County School District’s vacant property for ... more
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Little Landon has been fighting cancer since January, but is still smiling..[Photo courtesy Shae Pendleton]
Baby battles cancer like a warrior
The word cancer is a scary one, and when we hear it as a diagnosis for a baby, it can be terrifying. more
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Woman convicted of grand theft faces new charges
After reportedly stealing lottery tickets from her employer, an Okeechobee woman was charged with petit theft. more
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Kali Morse designs and sells t-shirts and other merchandise in her online store, Sunrise Designs.
Okeechobee teen starts business at 13
An Okeechobee teen is getting a head start in the business world by starting a business while still in high school. more
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Drug arrest made at OCI as food service employee is accused of bringing in drugs
A food service employee contracted to Okeechobee Correctional Institute (OCI) was arrested last weekend after allegedly trying to smuggle contraband into the prison. more
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The Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association participated in a clean up day on the Kissimmee River on May 4. [Photo courtesy Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association]
Airboaters help clean up waterways
The Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association’s (LOAA) efforts to clean up waterways were praised ... … more
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Leyanis Spell turned her love of animals into a local nonprofit, Clewiston Friends of Animals, helping the community control animal populations. [Photo courtesy Leyanis Spell]
Clewiston woman helps keep animal populations down with nonprofit effort
A local woman turned her love of animals into helping control populations of dogs and cats … more
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Bob's Bicycle Basics donates to OCSO Ride to Work Program
Mr. Bob is the man! Bob's Bicycle Basics 863-447-9116 is a local bike repair shop in Okeechobee... more
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Vice mayor willing to take the heat over food trucks if it keeps the public safe
The subject of food trucks was revisited again during the recent city council meeting, and self-containment was one of the issues mentioned. more
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Classical Conversation students from several groups took part in a mock trial at the Okeechobee County Court House on April 23.
Classical Conversation group goes to court
Classical Conversation students from several groups took part in a mock trial at the Okeechobee County Court House on April 23. … more
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Okeechobee’s Vincent Cantalini commits to Manchester University
Okeechobee High School’s Vincent Cantalini announced on May 4 that he will continue his education and football career at Manchester University in Indiana. more
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OKEECHOBEE — Mayor Dowling Watford proclaims the week of May 5, 202 through May 11, 2024 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week.Pictured from left to right are Assistant Secretary Cayetana Ortega, Madam Clerk Lane Gamiotea, Deputy Clerk Katie Rogers and Mayor Watford.
Municipal clerks recognized
Mayor Dowling Watford proclaims the week of May 5, 202 through May 11, 2024 as Professional Municipal Clerks Week. more
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Sheriff and county commissioners face challengers in 2024 election
Election signs are popping up in Okeechobee as candidates for local office start their 2024 campaigns. more
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