Month: September 2025

News Cast 9/12

Okeechobee County Commissioners continue to discuss the need for affordable housing. They hosted representatives of Lennar Homes and Habitat for Humanity of the Treasure Coast who both have interest in…

News Cast 9/11

A Florida appeals court ruled the state’s longtime ban on open carry of firearms is unconstitutional.  The decision from the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee stems from a…

News Cast 9/10

Okeechobee County Commissioners rezoned 1,100 acres for an industrial project west of town. The site is currently vacant cattle pasture on the north side of route 70, about two miles…

News Cast 9/9

An Okeechobee man was accused of leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and property damage. Joel Alaniz was also charged with resisting arrest without violence and…

News Cast 9/5

The Okeechobee Utility Authority received an award for work place safety from Preferred Safety and Risk Management. The award comes after a 2024 work safety audit found no incidents at…

News Cast 9/4

The US Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting tonight in Basinger for the Kissimmee River Headwaters Revitalization Schedule Public Scoping Process. It gets underway at 5:30 pm.…

News Cast 9/3

The Okeechobee County school board held two workshops on a proposed $160.3 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The proposed millage rate at 5.384 is a slight increase over…

News Cast 9/2

** FYI the game against John Carroll has been rescheduled for Monday, September 8th. An Okeechobee man was held on $200,000 bond facing two counts of methamphetamine trafficking. The Okeechobee…