Month: December 2024

News Cast December 19th: State Attorney handles student threat cases There has been an increase in Okeechobee and the state on threats made over social media against schools. Okeechobee State…

News Cast for December 18th: The Okeechobee High School Marching Band finished fifth in the annual Florida Marching Bands Championships, this year held in Jupiter. The Okeechobee County School Board…

News Cast for December 17th: Mailing deadline tomorrow The US Postal Service has been busy during the holiday mailing season. The deadlines for mailing items to get there in time…

News Cast December 16th: Drug case resolved An Okeechobee man was found guilty of drug charges in Highlands County. Scott Heckerman, 47, was sentenced to six months in jail, fines…

News Cast for December 12th: The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office and organizers of a power parachute competition had a few complaints from neighbors this week. An incident report said a…

News Cast for December 11th: Okeechobee to honor veterans Wreaths Across America will lay wreaths on graves at Okeechobee, Fort Drum and the Basinger Cemeteries on Saturday morning. Volunteers are…

News Cast for December 10th: Prosecutors earn conviction in grave theft case A 38 year old Okeechobee man pled no contest to seven felony charges for stealing as many as…

News Cast for December 9th: US Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that they will streamline applications and help agriculture producers effected by Hurricanes Helene…

On the afternoon of December 3, 2024, the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip stating that brothers Brian (21) and Kevin (18) Marquez-Chavez, who were wanted in Kentucky…