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WOKC News. Pick up the pace with WOKC News. I'm Charles Murphy. The developer of Lakefront Estates in Glades County offered to pay the county money to hire a planner…

WOKC News. Light them up with WOKC News. I'm Charles Murphy. City fathers agreed to allow the Christmas lights go on early this year. They're putting in a special winter…

All is set for the Christmas in Okeechobee Initiative. Okeechobee City Council after some debate agreed to allow the lights to be switched on in Flagler Park on Nov. 13.…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants to take action on Lake Okeechobee. Board member Josh Kellam supported a halt on chemical spraying in the lake but opted to…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier thanked Okeechobee deputies and other lawmen for shutting down a large regional drug ring. Operation Slow N Go uncovered a network of cocaine, fentanyl, pills,…

Okeechobee County Fire Crews responded Tuesday evening to reports of a fully involved structure fire in a log cabin. Firemen said upon arrival they encountered heavy fire conditions with 100%…

Dairy farmer Woody Larson chalked up another award as he was named the 2026 Florida Farmer of the year at this week’s Florida Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting. Larson was…

Congressman Byron Donalds, the leading candidate for governor in 2026, predicted the federal government shutdown will end in the next 10 days. He said federal workers who were mostly paid…

Steven McKuhen, 31, and Billy Yates, 25, were sentenced to six years in prison for a road race on 441 north of Okeechobee that killed Edward McGlammory of Okeechobee. Both…

Okeechobee City Council was among those with requests for the Florida State Delegation this year. Mayor Dowling Watford asked the state to fully fund more transportation projects on state roads…