Jay Wiley

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

** 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…

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…