Since testing started, 179 Okeechobee residents and two non-residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been hospitalized, according to the FDOH. Glades County had 46 residents hospitalized. Hendry County had 190 residents hospitalized.

The Florida Department of Health of Glades and Hendry Counties will provide free COVID-19 Testing to adults and children over 5 years of age without appointments.

The Florida Department of Health in Okeechobee will offer free walk-up testing for COVID-19 in Okeechobee on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The Immokalee Foundation needs online votes from the public through Oct. 2 for a chance to win a $25,000 grant from State Farm, which selected the foundation as a Top 200 Finalist in a national competition.

Hendry County invites the public to attend the Montura Ranch Estates Community Land Use Study meeting on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m., in the John Boy Auditorium, 1200 W.C. Owen Ave., Clewiston.

Tire Kingdom in Okeechobee donates tires to family in need in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

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