Okeechobee County Fire Rescue’s new Fire Chief Earl Wooten II says he really doesn’t feel any different now that he is chief.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/12/23 |
In the state of Florida, there is nearly always a danger of children drowning, but as summer approaches, that danger becomes even more clear.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/11/23 |
The Okeechobee School District invited community members to Okeechobee High School on May 11 as they broke ground...
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/11/23 |
Both Osceola Middle School’s and Yearling Middles School’s FFA teams were recognized at the May 9 Okeechobee County School Board meeting.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/10/23 |
OKEECHOBEE -- Okeechobee County Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle fire on N.W., Fourth Avenue, across from the Okeechobee Judicial Center on May 10 at 1:50 p.m.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/10/23 |
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 31 st annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13.
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5/9/23
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Daylon Sam Youngblood was sentenced May 8, nearly three years after killing two men and seriously injuring their families.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/9/23 |
A local family is struggling after multiple hardships hit at once.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/8/23 |
CLEWISTON – Imagine it’s tournament day and the bite is on fire. You’re catching them on top, flipping, casting — they’re eating everything …
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5/8/23
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Higher than expected rainfall in the second half of April left Lake Okeechobee at 14.33 feet at the end of the month.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/5/23 |
An Okeechobee man was arrested after reportedly choking an elderly man until "his eyes nearly popped out."
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/5/23 |
A New York man was arrested this week on multiple charges involving a shooting in January of 2022.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/5/23 |
Okeechobee community members gathered in the area between the Historic Okeechobee County Courthouse and the Okeechobee County Judicial Center ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/4/23 |
Love bugs live in Florida year round, but only pose a problem for motorists in the spring and fall ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/3/23 |
Work is underway on the new splash pad at the Darrell Enfinger Sports Complex, 640 Northwest 27th Lane, Okeechobee.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/3/23 |
Today I had a great idea. I told my friends “Hey guys! I got a great idea. Let's join the National Guard. We'll be summer camp soldiers, and …
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By Cpl. Frank Cunningham
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5/3/23
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Wednesday evening, a jury of his peers found Kevin Hughes guilty of the first-degree murder of Jennifer Benson-Hughes.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/1/22 |
True Okee is a podcast featuring true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/5/22 |
In 1959, Okeechobee is hoping the new Florida School for Boys will help rebuild the shrinking local economy. Fifty years later, sheriff deputies gather to search the property
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/18/22 |
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution toured the Edna Pearce Lockett Estate ...
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/12/22 |