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Two killed when pickup collides with dump truck on SR 29

Two people were killed and three seriously injured when a pickup truck collided with a dump truck on State Road 29 Saturday morning.

New SWFL Task Force aims to stop exploitation/trafficking

Since the INTERCEPT partners began working together earlier this year they have arrested 25 individuals...

Hit-and-run driver hits fire hydrant

  Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit a fire hydrant ...

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Blessings in a Backpack of SWFL receives platinum corporate sponsorship

Blessings in a Backpack SWFL has a generous new donor, O’Donnell Landscapes Inc.,...

September is "Hunger Action Month"

Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Grants Manager Jeannette Papineau thanked the Hendry County ...

Transfer Station in LaBelle will close for reconstruction

The Lee/Hendry Transfer Station located at 1280 Forestry Division Road in LaBelle will be closed for reconstruction...

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Agriculture
Administered by the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, the creation of the Emerging Leader Development Program...
NRCS provides agricultural producers with one-on-one help and financial assistance ...
Plans are underway to transport a 220,000-pound boiler from Texas to South Bay via barge.

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Business Corner
The United States Postal Service and its dedicated employees across the nation are ready to deliver...
TAMPA — Florida gas prices increased last week, as anticipated. the state average on Sunday, Sept. 19 of $3.69 per gallon is 8 cents more than the week before. “Global fuel supplies …
Florida gas prices declined for the third consecutive week.

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The Second Bridge Group (SBG), a group of citizens formed to collect and share information about the proposed ...

LABELLE – Six million dollars for improvements to the LaBelle Fire Station and a firetruck, more than $12 million for the Port LaBelle Utility wastewater improvements, and $11 million for a …
The following individuals were arrested on felony or DUI charges by HCSO, CPD, FHP, FWC...
Wildlife & Environment
Activities include planting 15,000 wildflowers and grasses in an area...
The remains of a 2–3-year-old, male Florida panther (UCFP444) were collected...
The Vespa velutina is an invasive hornet that preys on honey bees and honey bee larva.
National Honey Bee Day is August 19, and there are many ways to support the powerhouse pollinators.

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Government

Hendry County commissioners heard the results of a two-year effort by the county’s planning and zoning ...

 A Clewiston resident says that his world has been turned upside down after he said the county’s property ...
Ambiguity regarding bids for Hendry County Jail inmate pharmaceutical services presented to the Hendry County ...

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Schools

Recognizing the urgency and potential challenges these students may face, FSW seeks...

This engaging series of talks will provide students and the community with valuable insights and real-world experiences...
A company promising a 90 percent reduction in school zone speeding incidents paid a visit to the Hendry County School Board Sept. 5 ...

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Sports
LaBelle Pop Warner opens 2023 season in style!
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High school rodeo in Moore Haven Sept. 9-10
LaBelle High School Sports Schedule for the week of August 29

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Health

CDC recommends covid vaccine boosters

Vaccine booster shots are now available to help protect against the latest COVID-19...

CDC recommends updated vaccine for fall/winter

CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes …

Community Health & Resource Fair takes place on Sept. 15

The Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida (AAASWFL) will be hosting its first Community Health & Resource Fair...

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Entertainment

Everglades City will host their annual Music Festival on Nov. 4

The Music Festival will take place at the Rod & Gun located at 200 Riverside Drive...
The Friends of Fakahatchee will launch their fall nighttime adventures in October .

Night Sky Experience and Moonlit Tram tour first Fakahatchee fall adventures

The night time will be the right time to visit Fakahatchee Strand State Park this October.
Seated from left to right: Barbara Mcdowell, Janice Groves, Joe Thomas, And Lori Shula. Standing from left to right: Rainia Ward, Joe Carnevaling, Mike Shough, Trey Crews, And Jack Scola.

'Arsenic and Old Lace' opens in October

This play has a wedding engagement, aunts who murder, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt...

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Opinion
The American Kratom Association (AKA) issued a Consumer Advisory in response to recent wrongful death jury...
Almost anything in life can be a teachable moment. The other day, I was working...
What is a true Christian? Some think it’s about being baptized, attending church...

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Nation & World
Baptism highlights second day of convention at Hertz Arena

Thousands will look on as Caleb joins other congregants who will also be fully immersed in the baptismal pool...

Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus

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State News

Gov. DeSantis issues proclamation for National Shooting Sports Month

On Aug. 1, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation dedicating August 2023 as National Shooting Sports Month...

 Bill proposed in Senate would declassify info on ‘non-human intelligence’

“The American public has a right to learn about technologies of unknown origins, non-human intelligence, and unexplainable phenomena,” said Senator Schumer.

FWC & partners implement actions to protect against possible spread of CWD

The FWC and its agency partners take CWD very seriously and have implemented a comprehensive response plan.

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