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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An Okeechobee City police officer was honored recently in St. Lucie County after he helped a woman through a medical emergency.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/2/23 |
After years of work and preparation, the Okeechobee County School District is preparing to finally break ground on the new Okeechobee High School.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/2/23 |
Classical Conversation students from both Okeechobee and Hobe Sound participated in a mock trial on Monday, May 1, 2023.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/2/23 |
Okeechobee County Fire Rescue held a Change of Command ceremony on Friday, April 28, 2023. According to Retiring Chief Ralph Franklin, this is the first time in Okeechobee history …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/1/23 |
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 |
In this Halloween True Okee special… Stories of strange creatures and ghosts surround the area around Lake Okeechobee.
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By Richard Marion
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10/29/21
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In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/21 |
One of the main attractions at the 2021 Okeechobee County Fair was the Cycle Circus featuring stunts performed by the Freestyle Madness team.
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3/23/21
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