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Lake Okeechobee News has been announced as finalists in multiple categories at the 2026 Florida Press Association Florida Press Association (FPA) Weekly Newspaper Awards.
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3/30/26
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![Florida Freedom PBR Team members will practice bull riding in the Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center arena on July 3, starting at 10 a.m. Community members are invited to come out and watch the practice and meet the bull riders. [Photo courtesy Bull Stock Media]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260330-130700-e77-sp%20Florida%20Freedom.jpg)
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Members of the Florida Freedom Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Team will be in Okeechobee on July 3 at the Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/30/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE -- Okeechobee County Parks & Recreation hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at the Darrell Enfinger Sports Complex on Saturday, March 28. [Photos by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/28/26 |
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The Clewiston Police Department (CPD) is investigating an armed confrontation and subsequent standoff involving a local resident that began in the early morning …
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3/27/26
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![The pier at the Clif Betts Jr. Lakeside Recreation Area (aka Lock 7) on Feb. 27, 2026. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260319-141413-32a-Lake%20Okeechobee%20Feb%2027%202026.jpg)
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Lake Okeechobee was at 11.97 feet above sea level on March 27.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/27/26 |
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Lake Okeechobee was at 11.97 feet above sea level on March 27.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/27/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE – Okeechobee County Commission meetings will technically start earlier in the future to give security a chance to ensure no spectators are armed.
At the March 25 meeting of the …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/26/26 |
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The Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners has contributed over $1 million to the OCEDC, made through a series...
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/25/26 |
![On March 19, fans gathered at the BE stage in the main concert area of Sunshine Grove. [Photo by Ivan Meneses]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260324-135400-089-cn%20omf%20traffic%202.jpg)
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OKEECHOBEE – The 2026 Okeechobee Music Festival attracted thousands of visitors to Okeechobee County, March 19-22.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/24/26 |
![Lisandra Fernandez (left) owner of Alaska Farms and yoga instructor Karina Passarell (right) led the popular Goat Yoga sessions at the 2026 Okeechobee Music Festival. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260323-133959-008-goat%20yoga%20owners.jpg)
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Set up a guided yoga session – and let a bunch of pygmy goats loose to wander, frolic and jump on those doing yoga.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/23/26 |
![OKEECHOBEE -- Okeechobee Music Festival has three main stages as well as smaller stages throughout the venue. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260320-181609-e53-NOW%20stage.jpg)
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"Success is falling nine times and getting up ten,” Jon Bon Jovi
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/21/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE – The Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, which started Thursday, March 19 and continues through Sunday, March 22, features an impressive musical lineup. But the festival is so much …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/21/26 |
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Gas prices in Okeechobee County started to hit $3.99 on March 18 and could soon be over the $4 mark as prices continue to rise due to the war in Iran.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/18/26 |
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Okeechobee Cowtown Rodeo was held March 14 and 15 at the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s Rodeo Arena on U.S. 441.
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3/16/26
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![The Sugar Festival featured a free carnival with rides to keep kids of all ages entertained. [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260316-114222-6f6-Sugar%20Festival%202026-1-slug.jpg)
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The 2026 Sugar Festival took place March 13-14 in Clewiston. The festival featured music, classic car shows, antique tractors, a free carnival, gator wrestling, and more.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/16/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE -- The 2026 Speckled Perch Festival began on Saturday, March 14 with a parade in downtown Okeechobee.
The festival in Flagler Park continues Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The …
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Photos by Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/14/26 |
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A local man was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including kidnapping and aggravated assault last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/13/26 |
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Senior citizens gave Okeechobee County Senior Services rave reviews in the annual Senior Services Satisfaction Survey, but the annual survey...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/12/26 |
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We have some amazing news regarding Deputy Sheriff Austin Rhodes.
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/11/26 |
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An Okeechobee man was sentenced this month to 10 years in state prison after he entered a plea of no contest...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/11/26 |