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OKEECHOBEE -- On Nov. 15, 2019 a group of anglers staged a prrotest at a Lake Okeechobee boat ramp. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
FWC responds to questions about canal spraying
OKEECHOBEE –  Over the past two months, the Lake Okeechobee News has published a series of articles about the use of chemical herbicides to combat invasive aquatic plants. The article … more
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Photo courtesy Big Cypress Seminole Reservation
Seminole Tribe hosts 2025 American Indigenous Arts Celebration
BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION – The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum proudly announces the return of the American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC) on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nove. 8, on the … more
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Photo courtesy FWC
Python skins turned into luxury fashion accessories
Florida officials are working with the fashion industry to increase efforts to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades. more
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The flowering Vallisneria (tapegrass or eelgrass) plants shown in thi photo provides an excellent habitat for fish and wildlife on the western shore of Lake Okeechobee. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
FWC to focus on Lake O ecology
On Nov. 5, Florida Fish and Game Conservation Commission (FWC) officials vowed to improve the ecological health of Lake Okeechobee. more
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(Left to right) City of LaBelle Commissioner Bobbie Spratt, City of LaBelle Commissioner Jackie Ratica, Glades County Commissioner Hattie Taylor, SFWMD Governing Board Member Ben Butler, Glades County Chairman Tim Stanley, SFWMD Governing Board Member Charlette Roman, SFWMD Executive Director Drew Bartlett, Audubon Florida Paul Gray, Glades County Commissioner Jeff Barnes, Glades County Commissioner Jeff Patterson, DEP Deputy Secretary Adam Blalock and Glades County School Board Member Kimberly Clement were at the Oct. 21 groundbreaking for phase 2 of the Lake Hicpochee project. [Photo courtesy South Florida Water Management District]
Lake Hicpochee Project to benefit Caloosahatchee River
GLADES COUNTY – A project underway in Glades County is designed to improve the timing and quality of the local basin runoff that drains into the Caloosahatchee River. more
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In this graphic from Aug. 21, which was shared at the County Coalition for the Responsible Management of Lake Okeechobee, the blue lines track where the spray boat went on that day and the pink areas indicate where herbicide was sprayed. [Art courtesy FWC]
FWC uses GPS to track spraying contractors
In 2019, thousands of anglers packed public hearings to voice complaints and concerns about the use of herbicides to control invasive aquatic vegetation. more
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Belle Glade teen charged with sexual battery of a minor
A Belle Glade teen was arrested this week and charged with sexual battery on a child. Derrick Zinnerman, 18, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 30. more
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True Okee: special Halloween podcast
In this Halloween True Okee special… Stories of strange creatures and ghosts surround the area around Lake Okeechobee. more
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True Okee bonus episode: Death of a Sheriff
In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier more
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True Okee episode 3: The Okeechobee Eight
It's the 1980's and the War on Drugs is in full swing. With the DEA zeroed in on Miami as a key port for the massive amount of cocaine coming into the country, smugglers begin looking for areas in … more
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