NEWS

News Cast for June 24th: Florida unemployment rates remained steady in May at 3.7 percent. Florida has added 148,700 non-farm jobs in the past year. Okeechobee saw an increase in…

News Cast for June 23rd: Hendry County Commissioner Ramon Iglesias said it is time to prioritize the removal of muck and sediment from the bottom of Lake Okeechobee. Iglesias said…

News Cast for June 20th: Our Village hosted mental health providers for a luncheon to highlight mental health awareness. The Keynote speaker was Reggie Ford, a graduate of Vanderbilt University…

News Cast for June 19th: Okeechobee County Commissioners may consider a tougher noise ordinance in the future. Commissioner Mike Sumner said he’s received several complaints from residents who live in…

News Cast for June 18th: T-Mobile, the Okeechobee Kiwanis Club, Okeechobee Main Street, and local government leaders combined efforts to provide another upgrade to Kiwanis Park. T-Mobile announced a $50,000…

News Cast June 17th: The U.S Small Business Administration announced low interest federal disaster loans will be available to businesses and non-profits who sustained economic impacts and loss caused by…

News Cast for June 16th: Okeechobee County Sheriff Noel Stephen honored two men who helped authorities at a tragic fatal crash on May 13. Two pickups collided on route 68…

News Cast for June 13th: Martin County Sheriff’s Deputies released more details on the fatal stabbing on Martin Grade May 31. The 911 calls made by the victim and other…

News Cast for June 12th: The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board learned there is more submerged vegetation in Lake Okeechobee. The note the lake recovery is on schedule…

News Cast for June 11th: Former Okeechobee High School long term substitute and sports coach Omar Ayala pled no contest to one felony charge of authority figure engaging in romantic…