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FWC offers tips to prepare your boat for a storm
How can you keep your boat safe during a hurricane? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers the following tips: more
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Planned deviation would let more water flow south
A main goal of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) has been to move more freshwater south to Everglades National Park and Florida Bay.   more
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Glades County Detention Center reopens to federal detainees
Federal government has contract with Glades County to house 500 ICE detainees ... more
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Okeechobee and Glades County veterans took part in an Honor Flight on May 31.
Okeechobee and Glades County veterans experience Honor Flight
Veterans from Okeechobee and Glades Counties were treated to the flight of a lifetime last week ... more
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Lake Okeechobee's level was less than 11 feet on May 27, 2025. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Low lake level gives vegetation a chance to grow
Lake Okeechobee has been below 12 feet (above sea level) since April 15. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Hendry County Commissioner Ramon Iglesias holds up a jar of water from Lake Okeechobee. When he entered the Historic Okeechobee County Courthouse, the water at the top of the jar was clear. A small shake caused the muck at the bottom to be suspended in the water column. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Area leaders call for Lake O muck removal
Hendry County Commissioner Ramon Iglesias brought a bottle of muck and lake water with him to the June 6 meeting of the Lake coalition ... more
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OCALA -- Katrina Shadix (left) shared this photo of the protest against aquatic spraying outside the May 21 meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. At right is Scott Wilson. [Courtesy photo]
FWC use of aquatic herbicides draws protest
The public comment period for the May 22 meeting of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission included calls to stop... more
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Moore Haven mom charged with child abuse
A mom was arrested earlier this month after she was accused of hitting a girl in the head during a fight. more
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Lake Okeechobee's water level on May 1, 2025. [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
Lake Okeechobee level steady at just over 11 feet
Direct rainfall into Lake Okeechobee caused a slight rise in the lake level the week of May 12-18, but the level has since receded. more
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Volunteers from the Florida Conservation Association at the Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association joined South Florida Water Management District staff on the Kissimmee River for a project to help preserve the area for visitors in May. More than 80 participants removed debris and installed new public-use signage along the waterfront. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
Volunteers help clean up Kissimmee River
Volunteers from the Florida Conservation Association at the Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association joined SFWMD staff on the Kissimmee River... 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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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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Lake Okeechobee, May 1, 2025 [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
USACE reduces lake flow to Caloosahatchee
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reduce releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee River to from 650 cubic feet per second (cfs) to a 500 cfs flow on May 3. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- On April 16, Lake Okeechobee was 12 feet above sea level. This photo was taken at the pier at the Clif Betts Jr. Memorial Lakeside Recreation Area (Lock 7). [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Lake O level hits 12 feet
The Big O lake level hit 12 feet above sea level on April 16. Anglers and ecologists hope the lake will stay low enough, low enough for SAV to regrow ... more
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This photo is of the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam
Boaters advised to use caution due to low water levels
Lake Okeechobee is not the only body of water getting lower this dry season. more
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Heritage Festival celebrates area history
FORT BASINGER — April 12 and 13 provided beautiful weather for the Heritage Festival at the Edna Pearce Lockett Estate ... … more
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The Franklin Lock on the Caloosahatchee River is more than 43 miles from Moore Haven, where water from Lake Okeechobee enters the river.
USACE reduces flow from Lake O to Caloosahatchee
As the level of Lake Okeechobee continues to recede, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will reduce freshwater flow from the lake ... more
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Lake Okeechobee north shore, photo taken March 17, 2024. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Lake level slowly receding
Lake Okeechobee continues to recede. On April 9, the Big O was 12.34 inches above sea level, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). more
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Controlled burn on Lake O marsh cancelled
SFWMD in coordination with the FWC, plans to conduct a prescribed burn of up to 12,000 acres in Glades County .. more
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