5/4/22
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Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study published Wednesday suggests.
The research involved 317 youngsters …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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5/4/22
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The threat of hurricanes and tropical storms is an inescapable part of living in Florida.
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From the Florida Memory Project
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5/3/22
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The Glades Day Gators varsity baseball team headed into the final stretch of their regular season with a five-game win streak.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/3/22 |
The Pahokee Middle School (PMS) National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) recently held its annual Induction Ceremony...
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By Machele Martin
NJHS Chapter Adviser Pahokee Middle School | 5/2/22 |
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/2/22
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If you attended a Passover Seder recently, you likely covered the 10 plagues. If not that, perhaps, in the spirit of the season, you watched “The Ten Commandments,” one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Ten plagues feature prominently in both, and it has occurred to me that we are experiencing our own 11th plague, and it is fierce.
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By Jill Ebstein, Inside for Sources.com
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5/2/22
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BELLE GLADE -- Fourth graders at Gove Elementary School in Belle Glade learned to build barn owl boxes in April, with instruction and help from Glades Central FFA …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/2/22
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For years, pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice. In a new policy announced Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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5/2/22
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The Inaugural Muck City Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is planned for Sunday, June 5 at 7 p.m.
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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4/28/22
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Keiser University has purchased an equestrian center in Loxahatchee Groves ...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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4/28/22
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday the coronavirus is under better control in the United States. but the pandemic isn't over — and the challenge is how to keep improving the situation.
“We are …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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4/27/22
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On Saturday, May 21, Palm Beach International Airport will be the place to be as Southeast Florida Honor Flight returns from its second...
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4/27/22
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At their April 26 meeting, the Pahokee City Commission agreed to raise the minimum wage for city employees to $15 an hour.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/27/22 |
The Pahokee City Commission began their April 26 meeting with Code of Ethics training ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/27/22 |
A South Bay woman was charged with seven counts burglary and one count grand theft last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/27/22 |
PAHOKEE – The City of Pahokee will have a lot to celebrate this summer, with the planned opening of the Muck Tavern at the Pahokee marina.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/27/22 |
When a woman tried to take the keys from her daughter's friend, who she said had been drinking, he tried to strangle her.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/27/22 |
Two women were arrested last week in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Kyle Smith last September.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/26/22 |