LOCAR is a proposed reservoir to hold 65.17 billion gallons of Lake Okeechobee water, some of which gets discharged to the St ...

The latest false rumor panicking Okeechobee residents? That Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are going into the schools and removing children. But the Okeechobee Sheriff's Office says it ...

In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. And in the fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida. The impact flooded Lake Okeechobee.

Okeechobee County, named after the expansive Lake Okeechobee, is known for its agricultural roots, particularly in cattle ranching and citrus farming. Established in 1917 and originally inhabited ...