Ethan King was sentenced to 15 years in state prison after a trial by a jury of his peers on June 5. Charges against King were nine counts grand theft, three counts grand theft of …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/4/23 |
Rainfall continues to push the Lake Okeechobee higher with very little water leaving the Big O …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/30/23 |
The start of the wet season is a key moment in any water year, and it is here for 2023.
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By Col. James Booth
USACE Jacksonville District Commander | 6/28/23 |
Satellite imagery showed algal “bloom potential” over much of Lake Okeechobee this week.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/26/23 |
Visitors to the pier Lock 7 this week noticed a green cast to the water near the shore.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/23/23 |
OKEECHOBEE – What will a water treatment plan mean for the Lazy 7 community in Okeechobee County?
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/23/23 |
It is dangerous to leave your storm shutters up after the storm passes by.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/23/23 |
The property previously used by the Okeechobee School for Boys will be transferred to Indian River State College, under House Bill 1603 which was signed into law …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/22/23 |
A municipality cannot forbid mobile food trucks from operating in the entirety of the entity’s jurisdiction.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/22/23 |
An Okeechobee landscaping company former employee was charged with embezzlement last week and stands accused of taking more than $68,000.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/19/23 |
OKEECHOBEE — For one Okeechobee man, family history lives in the form of a 1964 Ford truck.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/19/23 |
The Okeechobee Community Recreation Association (OCRA) didn’t let wet weather stop them...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/19/23 |
Residents in the Blue Heron Golf Course community were surprised Friday morning to spot a coffin in the driveway of what they thought was a vacant home …
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6/16/23
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Lake Okeechobee continues to rise due to wet season rainfall.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/16/23 |
After more than six years of fighting through the court system, Myrtle Island Ranch and Sue Pearce finally succeeded in evicting Jeremy Hargett ...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/16/23 |
OKEECHOBEE- The Winn-Dixie on HWY 441 South in Okeechobee is currently closed following damage from a thunderstorm.
At 6:19 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a thunderstorm warning …
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/15/23 |
Comcast has announced plans to expand its Xfinity 10G Network and bring high-speed Internet services to 25 rural areas in Florida, many of them for the first time, through the State’s Broadband …
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6/15/23
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Jeremy Hargett, who took over operation of the Wild @ Heart Wildlife Center in 2016 entered a no contest plea to violating Florida Fish and Wildlife regulations.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/15/23 |
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is considering a recommendation from Citizens Property Insurance to increase rates by double-digits...
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/14/23 |
On June 9, 2023 an incident took place at the La Placita Super Market, located at 1002 NW Park Street.
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By Detective Savanna Smith
PIO OCPD | 6/14/23 |