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Gov. Ron DeSanits signs Senate Bill 184. [Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis]
Social media restrictions for minors one of many new laws in 2025 
On Jan. 1, a slew of new laws are going into effect in the state of Florida, including a law restricting the access of social media sites for children under the age of 13.   … more
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Lake O slowly receding
Lake Okeechobee is still about 6 inches higher than the average for this time of year, but the Big O is slowly receding. more
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Lake O slowly receding
Lake Okeechobee is still about 6 inches higher than the average for this time of year, but the Big O is slowly receding. more
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Bird flu found in chickens, cows and cats
Bird flu continues to be a problem for poultry farms in the United States, and has spread to some cattle, big cats and humans. more
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Driver accuses deputy of putting him on the spot
During a DUI arrest, a deputy was accused of putting the man she was arresting in a bad spot. more
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jail cell, prison cell
Woman calls deputy a 'little boy'
After calling 911 to complain about her neighbors, a woman called the responding deputy a little boy who doesn’t know anything. more
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Ranger Laura McMullen provides interpretive information to visitors while leading the Trek to the Historic Dam on January 1, 2024. [Photo courtesy Highlands Hammock State Park]
Start the new year with a hike
SEBRING – Highlands Hammock State Park, 5931 Hammock Road, Sebring, will start the new year with a First Day Hike, on Jan. 1 at  9 a.m. more
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The annual Christmas boat parade in LaBelle helped gather donations for Toys For Tots. [Photo courtesy Toys For Tots in Hendry County]
LaBelle Christmas boat parade raises donations for Toys For Tots 
The annual Christmas boat parade was held in LaBelle on Dec. 14 on the Caloosahatchee River, albeit somewhat smaller than in previous years.   more
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Lee Singletary
Alleged drug dealer arrested in sting op
On December 19, 2024, Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force members conducted a ... more
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OKEECHOBEE -- The Chobee Bulls 12U traveling football team was honored at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Traveling football team wins regional championship
The 2024 Chobee Bulls 12U age division traveling football team was honored at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission. more
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Plantation man gets time served and restitution for stealing $20,000
After stealing more than $20,000 from United Feed, a Plantation man was able to avoid jail time ... more
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CLEWISTON -- the team of Chris Schirling and Alex Nagdeman had 40,000 reasons to celebrate this holiday season. [Courtesy photo]
Schirling and Nagdeman are 2024 RMMC Series champions
The 2024 Roland Martine Marine Center Series Championship presented by  HUK . more
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Florida ranches provide habitat for native wildlife. [Photo by Carlton Ward]
Florida Wildlife Corridor adds thousands of acres
On Dec. 17, the Florida Cabinet approved permanent conservation on more than 85,000 acres across 19... more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Brangus cattle are rasied on the Williamson Cattle Company ranch. Like most Florida ranches, it is a cow/calf operation, with about half the herd sent to market each year. [Courtesy photo]
Conservation easements protect ranch land from development
As development pushes inward from Florida’s crowded urban coastal communities, Florida’s... more
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Lake O recovery operations underway
Lake Okeechobee could get some relief in the coming year. At the Dec. 12 meeting of the South Florida Water... more
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Drunk driver gets four years after killing woman while DUI
Wiley Boswell was sentenced in October to four years in state prison followed by 10 years probation more
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Lou Santa Bertone
You can believe in Santa and the Christ Child too
After reading a story by a woman who questioned why Christians taught their children about Santa Claus, Lou “Santa” Bertone had to respond. more
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OKEECHOBEE -- Sacred Heart Catholic Church had a color entry in the Christimas parade in downtown Okeechobee on Dec. 14. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
Rain doesn't stop Christmas parade
It rained on their parade, but that didn’t dampen the holiday spirit of the hundreds of Okeechobee County community members ... more
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The Santa Express has become an annual tradtion around Lake Okeechobee and in the Florida heartland. [Photo by Richard Marion/Lake Okeechobee News]
Santa Express visits Belle Glade, Clewiston, and Moore Haven 
U.S. Sugar’s Santa Express was back again this year making trips at towns around Lake Okeechobee.   more
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Doctor checking patient's heartbeat by stethoscope at hospital
Man claims mother admitted to ICU after ozone therapy
After his mother nearly died following an ozone treatment, an Okeechobee man said he is left feeling relief and anger. more
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