Month: August 2025

Another record amount of traffic is expected in Okeechobee this weekend. We have the Pete Clemons Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday evening and the Labor Day festivities. Sheriff Noel Stephen…

St. Lucie County Commissioners discussed increased complaints about sex offenders living in neighborhoods. Commissioner Kathy Townsend said she heard complaints that offenders live too close to schools, parks and school…

Three non-congregate meal sites launched in Okeechobee to increase access to healthy summer meals Okeechobee, FL – This summer, an innovative program expanded in Okeechobee, increasing access to free meals…

An Okeechobee man was jailed for two alleged incidents of drug trafficking this month. The Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force said the investigation about Curtis Beachum dated back to January. Beachum…

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall continued to express concern about farm labor with the threat of immigration enforcement on farms and ranches. Duvall said current agriculture workforce programs are…

Unemployment remained at 3.7 percent in Florida during July. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said Okeechobee had 4.9 percent unemployment in July compared to 4.7 percent in June. The…

Okeechobee City Council received a $2 million grant to harden the city public safety building, the former police and fire stations, against storms. Administrator Gary Ritter said he has had…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is sounding off about an illegal immigrant charged with vehicular homicide in a deadly crash along the Turnpike near Fort Pierce. Harjinder Singh was in the…

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to change the state’s approach to handling offenses like truancy, running away and ungovernable behavior for at risk youth. Sponsor Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis…

Your cell phone can now lead you to where your loved ones are buried in Okeechobee County cemeteries. The county started this year with a new system at Evergreen and…