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Mayor is Hometown Hero

Special to Lake Okeechobee News

Posted 6/23/22

During the June 15, 2022 Florida League of Cities meeting, Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr....

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Mayor is Hometown Hero

At the June 15, 2022 Florida League of Cities meeting, Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr., was presented with the 2022 FLC Home Rule Hero Award! Help us congratulate him on this awesome accomplishment

Photo Courtesy city of Okeechobee

At the June 15, 2022 Florida League of Cities meeting, Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr., was presented with the 2022 FLC Home Rule Hero Award! Help us congratulate him on this awesome accomplishment

Posted Thursday, June 23, 2022 3:17 pm

Special to Lake Okeechobee News

OKEECHOBEE — During the June 15, 2022 Florida League of Cities meeting, Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr., was presented with the 2022 FLC Home Rule Hero Award! Help us congratulate him on this awesome accomplishment

(pictured: Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr. & Tara Taggart, FLC Legislative Advocate)

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