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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is expanding scholarship opportunities for high school...
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3/4/26
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The Okeechobee News staff made the news in 1951 when the entire news team closed the office and went fishing!
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3/4/26
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Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & Casino recently paid out more than $91,000 in jackpots...
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3/4/26
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![Ashton Rogers [Courtesy photo]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260303-111428-80b-Quarter%20for%20a%20cause.jpg)
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The Quarters For A Cause benefit for Ashton Rogers will be held on Tuesday, March 24.
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3/3/26
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![OKEECHOBEE -- Children enjoyed the Okeechobee County Fair Midway rides. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20250313-085111-a58-county%20fair%20swing%20rides.jpg)
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OKEECHOBEE – There’s lots to see and do at the Okeechobee County Fair, March 13-21 at the Okeechobee Agri-Civic Center and Fairgrounds.
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Lake Okeechobee News | 3/3/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee Historical Society announces Saturdays at the Museums on March 7, and April 4 at 9 a.m. to noon at the following museums:
• Log Cabin-home of the original …
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3/2/26
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The Florida School for Boys is set to be demolished this year to make way for a planned data center for Indian River State College.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/27/26 |
![At the soldiers' camp, students learned how soldiers fought in the Second Seminole War. Left to right are Brian Burback, James Marshall and Jaxon Arrants. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260227-131926-b45-Soldiers.jpg)
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Okeechobee school children learned about the Battle of Okeechobee when they visited the Okeechobee Battlefield State Park on Feb. 27.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/27/26 |
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As temperatures drop again and another cold front moves in, there’s nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of homemade soup.
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2/27/26
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Gianni Trofibio was named 2026 Mini Mr. Speckled Perch.
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2/26/26
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OKEECHOBEE -- An Ecotourism Trail from Lake Monroe in Sanford to Lake Okeechobee received conceptual approval...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/26/26 |
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The 10th Annual Okeechobee Touch-A-Truck event, held Saturday, January 31, 2026...
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2/25/26
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Festival season is well underway in South Florida, with each weekend interesting things to see and do.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/23/26 |
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BRIGHTON – When is an Apache War Dance a blessing?
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/23/26 |
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BRIGHTON -- The Brighton Field Day Festival continues Sunday ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/21/26 |
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The Okeechobee Music Festival is holding one more opportunity for Okeechobee residents to purchase tickets at a discount.
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2/20/26
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![OKEECHOBEE -- Thousand of acres of the Williamson Cattle Company ranch are protected from development thanks to conservation easements. [Courtesy photo]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20241217-132148-63f-williamson%20ranch%201.jpg)
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OKEECHOBEE -- Frank “Sonny” Williamson Jr., 96, died peacefully at his home on Williamson Cattle Company Ranch on Feb. 18.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/19/26 |
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OKEECHOBEE -- The Florida Cracker Trail Ride entered Okeechobee County on the afternoon of Feb. 19.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 2/19/26 |
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The Children’s Services Council of Okeechobee County announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2026 – 2027 funding cycle.
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By Toni Wiersma
Executive Director Children’s Service Council | 2/18/26 |
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Summer Activity Mini grants are available for Okeechobee County organizations for children ages 0-18.
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Executive Director Children's Service Council | 2/18/26 |