Now that Clewiston Utilitys Director Danny Williams has been appointed interim city ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/18/24 |
If all goes as planned, Hendry County will soon be the proud owner of a developer impact ...
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C. M. Schmidlkofer
Caloosa Belle Independent | 4/18/24 |
David Delap will be in prison for seven more years for the 1975 murder of Paula Ethridge.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/17/24 |
Prosper Noggin meets an educational need some did not even realize they had.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/17/24 |
The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Florida Humanities Council, presents “Voices and Votes:
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By Jenna Stephens
Okeechobee Main Street | 4/17/24 |
Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are constructed wetlands designed for the final cleaning of stormwater flowing into the Everglades …
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As Hendry-LaBelle Recreation Center Director Steven Lynn worked preparing the nature parks ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Caloosa Belle Independent | 4/16/24 |
On Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, the Fourth Annual Heritage Festival, sponsored by the Heritage Association of Highlands County ...
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By Carole Fields
Special to Lake Okeechobee News | 4/16/24 |
Clyde James “Jim” Wright was known to everyone as Clyde growing up in Jacksonville.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/15/24 |
When we hear someone put their hands on a child, certain images come to mind and usually those images involve abusive behavior. …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/15/24 |
Hendry County is considering using its share of a settlement funding from the Florida ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Caloosa Belle Independent | 4/15/24 |
K9 tracking teams from 10 Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) correctional institutions …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
FDC | 4/12/24 |
Okeechobee has seen a surge in arrests at the local Walmart in recent months as new asset protection associates take care of business.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/12/24 |
Last Saturday evening, a 911 caller claimed a white woman jumped out of a moving vehicle and was lying on the street bleeding.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/11/24 |
A Jacksonville man was arrested last week after allegedly fleeing law enforcement at high speeds.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/11/24 |
An investigation was opened after the Criminal Investigative division received a cyber tip about an individual within Okeechobee County uploading child pornography …
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 4/11/24 |
On April 9, an inmate was pronounced deceased from an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault at Okeechobee Correctional Institution.
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Two charitable organizations were recognized by the Hendry County Commission during its ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Caloosa Belle Independent | 4/11/24 |
The Okeechobee High School Lady Brahman varsity softball team defeated the Port St Lucie Lady Jaguars 17-0
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/10/24 |
Multiple fires in Okeechobee County kept firefighters busy over the last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/9/24 |