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Citizen group focuses on proposed Bridge Street bypass

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

Belle Glade local named to the Dean’s List

Arys Gil Henriquez of Belle Glade has been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Rockford...

Community invited to July 30 Indiantown High School Open House

On July 30, families throughout Martin County and neighboring communities can take a sneak peek inside Indiantown High School...

HRMC welcomes Cathy Rodriguez to Hospital Authority Board

Hendry Regional Medical Center is proud to announce Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Cathy Rodriguez...
The Okeechobee School for Boys was built in 1959.

IRSC to take over old 'boys school' property

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 …
Health

Register to take a mental health first aid course

Learn how to support family, friends, and neighbors with a mental health first aid course.

Alzheimer Association provides virtual Caregiver Support Group

Join the virtual Caregiver Support Group provided by the Alzheimer Association on the first Thursday...

DCF launches first-of-its-kind Baker Act data dashboard

Department of Children and Families (Department) Secretary Shevaun Harris...
Community News
Paul Hiott [Courtesy photo]

Paul Hiott returns as Okeechobee Veterans Services Officer

The Okeechobee County Commission welcomed new Veterans Services Officer Paul Hiott at their March 28 meeting.
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution with Butch and Donna Thompson, owners of the property during the dedication. [Photo courtesy Daughters of the American Revolution]

Heritage Festival planned April 13 & 14 at Pearce Homestead

Events include the Southern Country Soul Band along with other local entertainment...
Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar will present “More Than Orange Blossoms: Feisty, Fabulous Females of Florida” on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Clewiston Museum. [Photo courtesy Clewiston Museum]

Clewiston Public Library presents Carrie Sue Ayvar on March 28

On Thursday, March 28 at 7 p.m. the Clewiston Public Library, 120 W Osceola Ave., will present “More than Orange Blossoms..
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Sports

OHS Lady Brahman flag football team plays Martin County

The Okeechobee High School Lady Brahman varsity flag football team fell to the Martin County Lady Tigers 20-0 on March 26.

Florida sets new standard in athletic safety with landmark legislation

As part of a broader initiative backed by the American Heart Association...
Schools

FSW hosts annual “The Battle of the Buccaneers”

The competition adopts an “American Idol Style” feedback approach, with judges providing...
CLEWISTON -- Students at Central Elementary School in Clewiston had a great time during the school's Color Run on March 14. For more photos, see the school's page on Facebook. [Photo courtesy Central Elementary School]

Central Elementary School hosts Color Run

CLEWISTON -- Students at Central Elementary School in Clewiston had a great time during the...
CLEWISTON -- Westside Elementary School students celebrate a splash of color at the school's Color Run on March 14. For more photos, see the school's page on Facebook. [Photos courtesy Westside Elementary School]

Westside Elementary School students enjoy Color Run

CLEWISTON -- Westside Elementary School students enjoyed a Color Run on March 14
Government
Parades cost the city of Okeechobee between $3,000 and $5,000 no matter how long they are.
The Clewiston Board of Commissioners March 18 recognized Commissioner Mali Gardner’s ...
Veterans

SWFL Honor Flight to honor 99 veterans on their Honor Flight April 16

SWFL Honor Flight’s mission is to “Safely transport Veterans to Washington DC to be honored...

Ancient Oaks RV Resort Condominium honors veterans

Ancient Oaks RV Resort Condominium held their annual Golf Cart Rally and spaghetti lunch to honor their veterans...

Veterans help veterans by enrolling in Florida adventure series

During the two volunteer days, veterans enrolled in the Home Base Florida Adventure Series...
State

Orlando city commissioner charged with spending 96-year-old woman's money on a home, personal items

An Orlando city commissioner has been arrested on charges of elderly exploitation, identity fraud and mortgage fraud following accusations that she had spent a constituent’s money on herself after …

Zevra Therapeutics: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CELEBRATION, Fla. (AP) — CELEBRATION, Fla. (AP) — Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (ZVRA) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.2 million in its fourth quarter. The Celebration, Florida-based company …
In this bulletin issued by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department on Thursday, March 28, 2024, as they search for the shooter who killed Major Melvin, 89, and his wife Claudette Major, 87, inside their home on March 22. Florida police are seeking the public's help in finding a red 2014 Ford Fusion stolen from them. The car's Florida license plate is LTDQ16. (Fort Lauderdale Police Department via AP)

Older Florida couple found slain in their home; police believe killer stole their car

Florida police are seeking the public’s help in finding a car stolen from an older couple who were found shot to death in their home. Fort Lauderdale Police said Thursday they have issued an …
Opinion
The Weekly Clothesline

The Weekly Clothesline: He died that YOU might live…

This is Holy Week. Jesus knows his time on earth is ending, and throughout his...

The right (and safe) way to dispose of computers, electronics

On Earth Day – April 22 – many Southwest Floridians will do their part to protect....

Vote in April 2 Pahokee City Commission Run-Off Elections

On Tuesday, March 19 Pahokee had an election to fill two seats on the Pahokee City Commission.
Nation & World
An anti-war advertising poster with Arabic words that read: Lebanon doesn't want the war," appears on a street in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. A war of words that has unfolded in Lebanon show longstanding schisms in the small country over Hezbollah, now amplified by the militant group's role in the Lebanon-Israel border clashes and by fears that an already crisis-hit Lebanon could be dragged into an all-out war.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues.

A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon. The Lebanese Shiite militant …
A woman suspected in the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, is dragged out of a police vehicle by a mob in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up off the ground and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors’ office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession

A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco has brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's Holy Week …
FILE - A Russian soldier secures an area as a massive blaze can be seen over a concert venue on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 22, 2024. The attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed over 140 people marked a major failure of Russian security agencies. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, File)

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure?

The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies. While the government register of terrorist and extremist …
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