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iTECH vocational education program to open in January
- On Oct. 15, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a Florida Job Growth Grant for the Glades County Regional Training Center. more
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State to fine farmers who fail to use best management practices
OKEECHOBEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is taking action against farmers who don’t implement best management practices (BMPs). more
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Killed on Zoom: Dad held after toddler finds gun, shoots mom
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida have arrested the father of a toddler who found a loaded handgun in his “Paw Patrol" backpack and fatally shot his mother while she was on … more
Lineup released for UFO themed New Year’s festival in Okeechobee
The lineup of artists who will perform at the first-ever Countdown Campout music festival in Okeechobee has been announced. more
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Music festival tickets selling well
OKEECHOBEE – More than half of the tickets for the 2022 Okeechobee Music Festival (OMF) have already been sold, according to a report shared at the Oct. 12 meeting of the Okeechobee County … more
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Big Lake Athlete of the Week: Johnny Crawford III
Johnny Crawford III has helped the Clewiston offense power their way to a 4-0 start. more
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Team Markley finds sunshine on a cloudy day
CLEWISTON — Welcome to the Sunshine State. Well, usually. Seems Mother Nature decided to throw our anglers a little curve on Saturday ... more
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Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden announced that on Oct. 7, 2021, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office received its third Certificate of Re-Accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA).
HCSO receives state accreditation
Sheriff's office earns state accreditation... more
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“It seems like it never fails. We are supposed to start planting our sugar crop on Monday, but Mother Nature has other plans for us. We received nearly 4 inches of rain last night. We are at the mercy of the good Lord,” Keith Wedgeworth posted on Facebook Oct. 9, 2021 along with a photo of a flooded field.
Lake Okeechobee rises more than 2 inches in 2 days
On Friday, Oct. 8, Lake Okeechobee was at 15.64 feet, and the wet season seemed to be winding down. In his Friday media call, Col. James Booth, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … more
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Florida felon voting activist Meade gets civil rights back
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program. Desmond Meade, head of the … more
VIDEO: Highlights from Clewiston's 31-14 win over Cypress Lake
CLEWISTON- The Clewiston Tigers racked up four touchdowns in the first half in their 31-14 win over the Cypress Lake Panthers on Oct. 8. Only the first half of the game was played before the … more
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Flow to the Caloosahatchee River is measured at the Franklin Lock
'Average' water year might mean no lake releases to estuaries
JACKSONVILLE – If South Floridians are lucky, 2021 might just be an “average” year for Lake Okeechobee water levels. In an average year, the lake would rise slowly during the wet … more
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Grazing leases on agenda for SFWMD meeting
Beef cattle help control invasive species. Ranches provide habitat for native wildlife. more
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Family of slain Florida woman questions investigation
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The family of a slain college student says a sheriff's deputy dismissed evidence that allowed the man suspected of killing her to drive away two days before he was found dead … more
Football around the lake this week: Oct. 8
The Clewiston Tigers are the last undefeated team around the lake. more
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First look at OMF 2022 lineup revealed
The lineup for the 2022 Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) lineup has been announced ahead of ticket sales going live on Oct. 7. more
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Historic Steam Engine 148 hauls sugarcane into U.S. Sugar’s mill on the annual start of harvest, October 1, 2021.
U.S. Sugar begins 90th anniversary harvest
U.S. Sugar kicked off the 90th sugarcane harvest with its newest tradition... more
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Okeechobee County has highest COVID-19 new positivity rate in Florida
OKEECHOBEE – Okeechobee County has the highest new COVID-19 positivity rate in the state. more
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In April SFWMD used innovative technologies to deal with a harmful algal bloom at the Pahokee Marina
Innovative technologies used to treat harmful algal blooms
The SFWMD Water Resources Accountability and Collaboration group reviewed innovative technologies used to control … more
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United Way Of Hendry Glades announces campaign chairs
LABELLE — United Way of Hendry and Glades is pleased to announce the co-chairs for the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign. On Oct. 26, more
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