Okeechobee County Fire Rescue held a Change of Command ceremony on Friday, April 28, 2023. According to Retiring Chief Ralph Franklin, this is the first time in Okeechobee history …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/1/23 |
Contrary to popular belief, it is not illegal to spank your children, said Sheriff Noel E. Stephen.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/28/23 |
Wednesday evening, a jury of his peers found Kevin Hughes guilty of the first-degree murder of Jennifer Benson-Hughes.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/1/22 |
True Okee is a podcast featuring true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/5/22 |
In 1959, Okeechobee is hoping the new Florida School for Boys will help rebuild the shrinking local economy. Fifty years later, sheriff deputies gather to search the property
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/18/22 |
In this bonus episode of True Okee, we examine the death of Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/20/21 |