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Brighton casino started with 'red barn' bingo hall

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AAA will rescue more than 483,000 stranded drivers Memorial Day weekend

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Schools
On Friday, April 28, sixth graders at Moore Haven Middle High School competed in the school 4-H speech contest.
The Glades Electric Educational Foundation (GEEF) awarded $48,000 in scholarships
Students and staff at Moore Haven Elementary School had loads of colorful fun as they participated in Color Run...
Registration for Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) is now open for summer VPK programs...

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Human Interest
After more than a year of searching, waiting and praying, Brighton Baptist Church has a new pastor.
 The week of Dec. 4-10, I lived in a land where the days brought open skies, vast prairies dotted with hammocks of live oaks draped with Spanish moss ....

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SFWMD plans to expand water storage and treatment north of lake
SFWMD fires C-43 reservoir contractor
Boat Lock G36 in Okeechobee County is open for navigation

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Veterans

Fallen Heroes Benefit planned for Oct. 8

The 14th Annual Fallen Heroes Benefit will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, in LaBelle.

Wreaths placed on veterans' graves in Ortona

ORTONA  -- Glades County community members gathered at the Ortona Cemetery on Dec. 18..
Cassandra McPeak, auxiliary president VFW Post 4423, and Alicia LaChance, president of the Republican Club of Lake Okeechobee worked together along with members of both groups to pack baskets for those in need.

Thanksgiving baskets delivered to those in need

Okeechobee’s VFW North post celebrated Thanksgiving by donating food baskets to those less fortunate...

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Agriculture
The weaning period is a stage in which calves’ milk intake is decreased to encourage them to start eating more...
The deadline to submit a proposal for this CIG grant funding opportunity is July 14...
University of Florida researchers may have found the key to developing tomatoes that can resist a catastrophic disease.
This summer and fall, UF/IFAS Extension will host the Ag Entrepreneurship Series, a program...
April is all about Earth Month, but for Florida farmers, sustainability is a way of life, …

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Government

League of Women Voters sues state

TALLAHASSEE – On May 24, the League of Women Voters of Florida,sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State Cord Byrd ...

Mailbox Improvement Week arrives in time for spring cleaning

The U.S. Postal Service is asking all South Florida homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 21–27.
Glades County’s stately courthouse, built in the 1920s,

Population boom expected in Buckhead Ridge

The Buckhead Ridge area is posed for a population boom. The May 9 meeting of the Glades County Commission included ...

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Sports

Swim expert give tips to help prevent child drowning

Six water safety tips from Sunsational Swim School that help prevent child drowning:

Lady Terriers exorcise Avon Park Lady Red Devils

The Moore Haven Lady Terriers varsity softball team traveled to Avon Park to take on the Lady Red Devils on April 25, and came back with a dominating 20-1 victory.

Terriers recognize seniors before beating Pahokee

The Moore Haven Terriers recognized three seniors before their game against the Pahokee Blue Devils on April 25.

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Traffic & Road Work
As AAA prepares to rescue more than 483,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble...
Love bugs live in Florida year round, but only pose a problem for motorists in the spring and fall ...
Hendry County Sheriff's Office advises South Central Florida Express contractor R. W. Summers Railroad Contractor, Inc., ...

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Health
It was long believed that 1-2 alcoholic drinks daily promoted good health, especially for the heart.
The Alzheimer's Association will host virtual events to help family of those with Alzheimer's.
The Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida recently honored community partners...

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Business
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband satellite launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 30.  
Florida Trucking Association (FTA) and Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have partnered...
Florida gas prices rose 12 cents per gallon last week. On Sunday, the state average was $3.58 per gallon.
The monthly Community Association of Buckhead Ridge met on Tuesday, March 28 with 95 members and visitors present

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Opinion
Sierra Club Florida Stands with NAACP, LULAC, the Human Rights Campaign, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Equality Florida....
On May 23, Sierra Club Florida released its Florida Legislative Scorecard for 2023.
The governor said it wasn’t his bill, but he was plainly happy to sign it. Not long after a few strokes of his pen, he flew off into a new darkness. The news media promptly found Ron …
Speak Out is a reader response column. Comments may be posted on the newspaper’s website, southcentralfloridalife.com or Facebook pages ...

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Wildlife & Environment
The Florida Department of Health in Glades has issued a Health Alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in the Caloosahatchee River.
Across the United States over the past decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burned...
The CEPP North Phase is a component of the larger suite of projects within CEPP. CEPP restores water levels in the...
National Safe Boating Week, an annual campaign encouraging boaters to be responsible on the water...

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State News

Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms

Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older …

Miami zoo apologizes for treatment of threatened kiwi bird

Officials at a South Florida zoo have apologized and promised to end “Kiwi Encounter” after a viral video showed humans petting one of the threatened birds, which are a national symbol for New …

2 dead in small plane crash at South Florida airport

Two people are dead after a small plane crashed at a South Florida airport. Palm Beach County sheriff's officials say the Cessna Skyhawk crashed late Friday morning at the Palm Beach County Park …

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Nation & World

What 5 more years of Erdogan's rule means for Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a nail-biter first round two weeks earlier. Having secured another five years, Erdogan now faces a host of domestic …

Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases

Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the …

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The following individuals were charged with DUI or felonies last week.
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by Florida Highway Patrol FHP, Glades County Sheriff's Office GCSO or …
Lakeside Estates and Villas, to be built on SR 78 west of Buckhead Ridge will include up to 1,300 homes as well as schools, restaurants, stores and public buildings ...
Marty Johns has been involved in Seminole Casino Brighton since the beginning.
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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