Okeechobee County Public Safety Director and Fire Chief Earl Wooten recently returned from a significant deployment in Panguitch, Utah. As part of the Great Basin Complex Incident Team #5, Chief…
The Okeechobee County Sheriff is asking for $30 million this year which would be a 5.4 percent increase. Sheriff Noel Stephen also wants to give a five percent raise to…
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…
