The celebrations have ended, the lights turned off and the trees thrown out at year’s end.
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By Andrew R. McKillop
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3/12/24
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Florida’s current estimate of its black bear population is 4,050 bears.
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By Matthew Schwartz
Executive Director South Florida Wildlands Association | 3/12/24 |
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
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By Russell Gloor
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor | 3/11/24 |
I am the woman who caused the scene at the Speckled Perch Festival Parade ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/11/24 |
I know that for me and my house we have seen a lot of change since the shutdown of 2020...
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By Pastor Warren Kelly
Okeechobee Praise & Worship Center | 3/8/24 |
Life and baseball…first base: growing up, learning what it means to be a productive individual...
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By Reverend Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 3/7/24 |
A wise Chief Officer in the fire service once told me when speaking about firefighting inside a working structure fire, “if you do it right, others will follow.” Getting others to …
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By Emory “Rowdy” Howard
Commissioner Hendry County District 2 | 3/5/24 |
In Florida, many families face a big challenge when it comes to finding quality, affordable...
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By Melanie Stefanowicz
CEO, Early Learning Coalition, SWFL | 3/5/24 |
Consider: You walk into your bathroom and discover the bathtub is overflowing. What do you do?
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/4/24 |
Legislative Republicans in Arizona are advancing a bill to terminate your right to vote…
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By Thomas Patterson
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3/1/24
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We’re part way through Lent and I wonder if we are already caught up in the earthly...
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By Reverend Elizabeth Nelson
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | 3/1/24 |
We all have them, the good, the bad and sometimes downright horrific. I wish we could...
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By Rev. Don Hanna
First Methodist Church | 2/29/24 |
The word “liberal” was once considered a compliment. It meant fair, principled and thoughtful.
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By Tom Patterson
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2/27/24
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The City of Pahokee has an upcoming election on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 to fill two out of the five...
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By David J. Ruiz
Advocate for Pahoke | 2/27/24 |
Night On the Town was a chilly but wonderful evening in LaBelle on February 20th!
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By Georgette Lundquist
Church of the Good Shepherd Vestry Salvation Army, Board of Directors | 2/27/24 |
Life altering. That's what this weekend was to me. I've never had an event shake my existence the way Saturday night did.
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By Billy Brodbeck
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2/23/24
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A few weeks ago, a little raccoon found his way onto the porch, trying to scrounge some...
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By Loy Mershimer
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church | 2/23/24 |
Are President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump running again because...
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By Joe Smyth
Guest Columnist | 2/21/24 |
Many of you have now heard of the Torry Island BBQ Showdown happening in...
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By Jennifer R. Earnest, VP
H E Hill Foundation, Inc. | 2/21/24 |
If there’s one thing most Americans agree on, it’s that grandstanding and gridlock...
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By Terry Burroughs
COkeechobee County Commissioner, President-Elect, Florida Association of Counties | 2/20/24 |