Jay Wiley

Okeechobee County Commissioners started to review a proposed county budget of $169.3 million.The spending would be down $20.8 million. The general fund spending would be increased by $20.1 million.The taxable…

A new report on the overall mental well being of farmers, ranchers and workers in agriculture said depression is wide spread. The report focused on the overall mental well-being of…

News Cast for July 16th: Over 100 faith leaders across the state urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt death penalty executions in Florida. The state executed Michael Bell for a…

News Cast for July 9th: The state imposed a new excessive speeding law. It went into effect on July 1. If you are driving 100 miles per hour or more,…

News cast for July 8th: Okeechobee deputies helped to break up an Indian River County drug ring. Jardon Jackson, 34, sold 442 grams of methamphetamine in Sebastian last summer for…

News Cast for July 7th: Several animal rescue organizations appeared at an Okeechobee Board of County Commissioners meeting offering to help the county solve the problem of feral dogs and…

News Cast for 7/3: The Okeechobee County Sheriffs Office plans a busy July 4th holiday weekend. Chief Deputy Michael Hazellief wants parents to be careful when they light off fireworks,…

News Cast for July 2nd: Beat a dog go to prison.. An Okeechobee man Alexander Brock was sentencd to four years in prison for beating a female pit bull. The…

Congratulations to our very own Okeechobee County Commissioner, Michael Sumner for getting sworn in as the District 29 Director by Florida Association of Counties at last week’s FAC conference! We…

News Cast for June 30th: The Okeechobee Chamber of Commerce held a hurricane preparedness luncheon that featured local emergency managers and WPBF Chief Meteorologist Chris Martinez. He provided a recap…