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The Florida Senate and House belatedly released their draft budgets at the end of last week, and the details revealed that Florida Forever ...
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By 1000 Friends’ legislative advocacy team
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2/17/26
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“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon ...
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By Tommaso (Tom) Pasquarella
Interim Pastor, Canal Point Baptist Church | 2/16/26 |
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Congratulations citizens of Okeechobee County! The national debt is now 38.95 trillion dollars. Under the guidance of our elected senator Mr. Scott ...
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By James Letcher
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2/13/26
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As two of the nation’s leading patient advocacy organizations, ACS CAN and AHA bring decades of expertise in advancing policies that improve access to lifesaving care.
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By Florida Decides Healthcare
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2/13/26
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Senators Scott and Moody have both spoken up against the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s proposed offshore leasing plan ...
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By Ellen Cruse
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2/13/26
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The Healthy Start Coalition of Okeechobee is seeking backup volunteers for the upcoming Okeechobee Music Festival ...
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By Healthy Start Coalition of Okeechobee
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2/13/26
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AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
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By Russell Gloor
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor | 2/5/26 |
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Rural America is running out of doctors. According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund...
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By Sally C. Pipes
President & CEO Pacific Research Institute | 2/3/26 |
![Shirley Johnson, The Bail Girl [Courtesy photo]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260203-130533-5dc-Shirley%20Johnson.jpg)
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After many years of service, I would like to share that 2026 will be my final year as owner of The Bail Girl of Okeechobee.
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Shirley Johnson
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2/3/26
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AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
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By Russell Gloor
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor | 1/29/26 |
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My cousin Charlotte entered a tough patch in life and shared her struggles. She's been called to face several life-shattering situations ...
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By Loy Mershimer
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church | 1/26/26 |
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Today marks the end of Week 2 of Florida’s nine-week regular legislative session. With many bills now moving through their ...
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By 1000 Friends of Florida Policy Team
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1/23/26
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AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
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By Russell Gloor
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor | 1/23/26 |
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Access to maternal health care should not depend on a ZIP code. Yet across rural communities like Okeechobee
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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1/23/26
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Coffee with a Cop was a tremendous success at Serenity Coffee.
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 1/22/26 |
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Depression among college students has reached crisis levels. Nearly half of U.S. college students report ...
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By Jeff Volek, PhD
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1/16/26
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We live in a world addicted to the illusion of youth and beauty. Our culture worships at the feet of celebrity, money, power, and fame ...
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By Loy Mershimer
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church | 1/16/26 |
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Jan. 13 marks the official start of the 2026 Florida Legislative Session, and lawmakers are already moving quickly on bills affecting growth ...
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By 1000 Friends of Florida
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1/15/26
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Every day, patients walk into clinics with diseases that, unbeknownst to them, stem from what's on their dinner table ...
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By Dominic D'Agostino, PhD
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1/14/26
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AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
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By Russell Gloor
UF/IFAS | 1/12/26 |