News Cast 9/28
News Cast for September 28th: Community mourns fallen officer An off-duty Okeechobee police officer died in a car accident west of Arcadia Tuesday night. Jason Chapman worked for Okeechobee police…
9-year-old GoFundMe Account Information
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ellas-journey-to-recovery?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Nine-year-old Ella Vinson was seriously injured in a car accident on Sept. 1. She was life-flighted to a children’s trauma center and has been in and out of ICU…
News Cast 9/27
News Cast for September 27th: Focus on the lake Angler Scott Martin wants a financial commitment from the state and South Florida Water Management District to do projects in lake…
News Cast 9/26
News Cast for September 26th: Man faces prison for fatal wreck An Okeechobee man admitted to drinking alcohol, using cocaine and smoking marijuana before a single vehicle crash that claimed…
Statement: On student being dropped off at the wrong stop
The Glades Count School District (GCSD) apologizes for the unfortunate error in judgment as a student was dropped off at a non-approved stop in the Palmdale area. On the evening…
News Cast 9/25
News Cast for September 25th: Drugs keep flowing in Congressman Scott Franklin is advocating for completion of the border wall. It is not likely to happen with democrats in control…
News Cast 9/22
News Cast for September 22nd: Student enrollment declines The Okeechobee County School Board ratified a near $211 million dollar budget this year. The amount of local property taxes collected will…
FDC K-9 Teams Place in Southeastern States Manhunt Field Trials
Pictured from Okeechobee CI from left is: Officers J. Bennett and Dillan Kulp, Sergeant M. Comfort, Officers G. Renfrow and C. Grace and Assistant Warden of Programs H. Rogers. MILTON,…
News Cast 9/21
News Cast for September 21st: Scott visits Big Lake US Senator Rick Scott talked about Lake Okeechobee, agriculture, the possible impeachment of the president, and the indictments of former President…
News Cast 9/20
News Cast for September 20th: Job market adds 350 workers in Okeechobee Okeechobee County unemployment rates rose from 3.5 to 3.7 percent in August. The state rate remained at 2.7…