NEWS

News Cast 8/27

News Cast for August 27th: County sets assessments Assessments for solid waste, EMS And Fire are likely to rise this year in Okeechobee County. The current proposals will mean Solid…

News Cast 8/26

News Cast for August 26th: Woman killed in crash US 98 a mile south of 68 west was the location of a fatal crash early Sunday morning. The road shut…

News Cast 8/23

News Cast for August 23rd: Okeechobee schools happy with new security New Florida laws require someone at every gate and entrance at schools across the state. The Okeechobee School Board…

News Cast 8/22

News Cast for August 22nd: City debates budget spending The Okeechobee City council continues to crunch the numbers at budget workshops this summer. Key issues this year include street paving,…

News Cast 8/21

News Cast for August 21st: Elections mostly done Okeechobee County had a 28 percent voter turnout Tuesday. The winners included sheriff Noel Stephen who rolled to a third term. Stephen…

News Cast 8/20

New Cast August 20th: Polls open for primary day Florida voters only have one state wide election today, the party nominees for US Senate. In Okeechobee, there are four races.…

News Cast 8/19

News Cast for August 19th: Give them a second chance Okeechobee County has saved an estimated $1.1 million through mental health services in the community. That the estimate from the…

News Cast 8/16

News cast for August 16th: Lake 17 inches lower this year The US Army Corps of Engineers said Lake Okeechobee levels are fine headed into the peak of the hurricane…

News Cast 8/15

News Cast for August 15th: County seeks manufacturing and other industry The Okeechobee Economic Development Corporation continues to get interest from new business and industry. They are working on 11…

News Cast 8/14

News Cast for August 14th: 441 running smoothly The parking problem at Okeechobee High School did result in some traffic bottlenecks on the first day of school. The district made…