Month: February 2024

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News Cast for February 15th: Corps to start releases from Big Lake The US Army Corps of Engineers will start sending water out of Lake Okeechobee Saturday. The El Nino…

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News Cast for February 14th: Calls reduced for OCFR Okeechobee County firemen had a busy 2023. In his annual report to commissioners Fire Chief Earl Wooten says they had 7,454…

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News Cast for February 13th: The Florida Department of Health is working with Okeechobee County to clean up a property in Treasure Island deemed a public health nuisance. Commission Chairman…

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News Cast for February 12th: Corp. Michael Cayley Kaine Sarros Sheriff Noel Stephen at award ceremony He’s a life saver Corporal Michael Cauley was honored for going above and beyond…

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News Cast for February 9th: 9500  Crystal Payne 9513 Stephanie Rogers 9521  Barbara Golden 9529  Sgt. Stephen Pollack Top lawman named Sgt. Stephen Pollack was named Law Enforcement Officer of…

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News Cast for February 8th: The Okeechobee County School Board learned from attorney Tom Conely that they don’t own the parking lot at Okeechobee High School. It actually is owned…

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News Cast for February 7th: A former Osceola County Sheriff’s deputy loses his career for helping a child hood friend avoid arrest. Arturo Dominquez pled no contest to accessory after…

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News Cast for February 6th: Convicted killer gets new sentence The results will be the same for Danny Payne, instead of life in prison, he will serve 60 years, and…

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NEWS CAST FOR FEBRUARY 5TH: It is getting expensive The City of Okeechobee is alarmed at the rising costs of resurfacing city streets. They used up the entire 2024 fiscal…

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News Cast for February 2nd: Fewer students graduating on time The high school graduation rate in the state improved to 88 percent while most local schools saw a reduction for…