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We are #okeechobeeproud to provide a staging area at C. Scott Driver Park for the 478th Army Airborne Reserve Civil Affairs Battalion during today’s training exercise and jump into Lake Okeechobee!
Airborne rangers drill on Lake Okeechobee
An Airborne Ranger Army Reserve Unit from Miami spent the day on Lake Okeechobee practicing parachute jumps. more
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Man with rifle was just hunting lizards
Man with rifle was just hunting lizards
An Okeechobee man discovered that hunting invasive lizards was more hazardous than he expected yesterday... more
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Hendry School Board mulls cutting LHS Fire Academy
The Hendry County School Board heard from concerned members of the public after it was learned that the district will be cutting the fire academy program at LaBelle High School more
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Brahman football hosting spring game this week
The Okeechobee High School Brahman football team will be hosting their annual Spring Game this Saturday, May 16 at 6 p.m. more
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CSX holds up traffic for nearly an hour
Motorists were left stranded after two of the three main railroad crossings between the... more
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Naked man in Veterans' Park not charged with a crime
A video appeared on Facebook Sunday of a nude man, nonchalantly sitting in Veterans’ Square Park. more
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MOORE HAVEN -- Glades County Superintendent of Schools Beth Browning had the honor of laying one of the first bricks at the new Moore Haven Elementary School on May 13. [Courtesy photo]
Glades schools forgo plan for four-day school week
Glades County School officials have decided against the option of a four-day school week for the next school year. more
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CLWISTON -- The father and son team of Keith and Caleb White won the May 10 Roland Martin Marine Center Qualifier. [Photo courtesy Roland Martin Marine Center]
Father and son team win fishing tournament
Qualifier #2 of the 2025 Roland Martin Marine Center Series presented by HUK  was a big deal. more
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CLWISTON -- The father and son team of Keith and Caleb White won the May 10 Roland Martin Marine Center Qualifier. [Photo courtesy Roland Martin Marine Center]
Father and son team win fishing tournament
Qualifier #2 of the 2025 Roland Martin Marine Center Series presented by HUK  was a big deal. more
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Both the SFWMD and FDEP continue to routinely collect samples of Lake Okeechobee water so they can check for blue-green algae.
Toxins found in other Florida waterways, but not Lake O
LAKE OKEECHOBEE – As the weather continues to heat up, water managers are keeping a close eye on Lake Okeechobee for signs of algal blooms. more
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Both the SFWMD and FDEP continue to routinely collect samples of Lake Okeechobee water so they can check for blue-green algae.
Toxins found in other Florida waterways, but not Lake O
LAKE OKEECHOBEE – As the weather continues to heat up, water managers are keeping a close eye on Lake Okeechobee for signs of algal blooms. more
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Joyce Bussell gives young violinist Marki "Lucky" her father's violin.
Woman gives her father's violin to young violinist
More than 70 years after her father’s death, his legacy lives on as Joyce Bussell gifted his prized violin to a young man she met by chance. more
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The W. P. Franklin Lock and Dam, is located along the Caloosahatchee River, approximately 33 miles upstream of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and about 43 miles downstream of the Julian Keen Jr. Lock at Moore Haven, where the river meets Lake Okeechobee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the dam in 1965 for flood control, water control, prevention of salt-water intrusion, and navigation purposes. The Corps currently manages five locks along the 152-mile Okeechobee Waterway.
Sanibel-Captiva wants more Lake O water
West coast officials are once again complaining about freshwater releases from Lake Okeechobee, but this time they are asking for MORE water from the big lake. more
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County suspends public comment on nonagenda items
OKEECHOBEE – After months of meetings disrupted by outbursts and profanity, the Okeechobee County Commissioners voted 4-1 to suspend public comments … more
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Florida GOP asks counties to adopt rollback rates for property taxes
Should Okeechobee County adopt the rollback rate when setting the millage rate for property owners this summer? more
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Smith sentenced to 20 years for theft
Scott Smith, who was found guilty of stealing more than $100,000 from the Okeechobee Livestock Market in 2020... more
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Representatives of the Kalo Companies and jersey Mike's present a check for more than a quarter of a million dollars to Quantum House. Funds were raised during the Jersey Mike's annual Month of Giving and Day of Giving. Also pictured are local officials from the Okeechobee City Council and the Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners..[Photo by Cathy Womble/Lake Okeechobee News]
Jersey Mike's donates more than a quarter million to Quantum House
As a result of Jersey Mike’s annual “Month of Giving,” the restaurant chain was able to raise... more
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Texas man reports UFO sighting near Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE – A Texas man is wondering if anyone else saw something in the sky over Okeechobee on Friday, May 2. more
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The Lady Brahmans with their district championship trophy after defeating Joaquin Garcia. [Photo courtesy OHS Softball]
Lady Brahmans bring home softball district championship
The Okeechobee High School Lady Brahman varsity softball team defeated the Joaquin Garcia Lady Bulldogs 9-3 in the district championship on May 1. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Concrete reef balls are visible along the edge of the pier at the Clif Betts Jr. Lakeside Recreation Area (Lock 7). [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Report to Legislature calls for increased vegetation in Lake O
A study of the Lake Okeechobee ecosystem health funded by the Florida Legislature recommended actions to increase the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the big lake. more
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