NEWS

PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR SAFETY According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the misuse of the portable power sources killed at least five people and sickened dozens more after Hurricane Katrina.…

News Cast for October 8th: In preparations for Hurricane Milton, Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Service will be closed for the remainder of the day and for the following…

Denise Whitehead & Chief Earl Wooten from Emergency Management

October 7, 2024 DOH-Okeechobee Office Closes in Response to Severe Weather Impacts Contact: Jennifer Harris jennifer.harris@flhealth.gov 772-785-5838 Okeechobee County, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Okeechobee County (DOH-Okeechobee)…

Okeechobee, FL – On September 26, 2024, a serious incident at Yearling Middle School led to the arrest of four juvenile females for written threats to harm or kill. A…

News Cast for October 7th: Storm headed to Florida Hurricane Milton could be as strong as a category 4 when it strikes somewhere along Florida’s west coast this week. In…

News Cast for October 4th: Teen killer wants out of jail Another appeal for convicted killer Kevin Cutts. The Okeechobee man was convicted in 1996 of murdering a local mother,…

News Cast October 2nd: Intentionally set fire case resolved An Okeechobee man avoided state prison after he set a mobile home on fire at 9317 South East 57th Drive in…

September 30, 2024 Hurricane Helene landed ashore in Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 Hurricane late Thursday with winds of 140 mph. Due to the onslaught of this Hurricane,…

News Cast for October 1st: The Okeechobee County school board ratified new contracts with teachers and classified employees. The classified unanimously approved the contract (174-0) and just 10 teachers voted…