Pahokee News

The former director of residential housing services of a Belle Glade-based non-profit affordable housing builder and his fiancee were both indicted today on charges of scamming more than $25,000 in hurricane housing assistance money from the federal government, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A new photo exhibition at the Spady Museum,'' Pahokee Prepares for War,'' will be opening today and running through Sept.

This photographic retrospective of Pahokeea s wartime contributions depicts what life was like in 1940s in Pahokee, and provides a rare glimpse into the community at a pivotal moment in history, from the harvesting of vegetable crops to war preparations.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:58 p.m. We need the tonic of wildness, to wade sometimes in marshes ... and hear the booming of the snipe ... at the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be ...

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. GAINESVILLE As part of the agreement, Jenkins must have no violations in the next sixth months, pay $50 for the cost of prosecution, and either donate $150 to a charity or perform 15 hours of community service work.

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Over 13 years, Lorenzo Robertson and Ricc Rollins have been best friends and full-time comrades in the fight against HIV/AIDS. So it was a natural progression for them to collaborate on "Silence is Death Unleashed Voices," a book featuring the words and faces of 25 Palm Beach County people in the HIV/AIDS community.

Officials from the Georgia university offering Damon Weaver a free ride will be recognizing him today.

Storms in Palm Beach County caused damage to at least one home in Pahokee and left thousands of people without power Tuesday morning.

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Data provided by Scouts, Inc. On the Trail Archive Top wide receiver De'Joshua Johnson has committed to sign with the Seminoles' Class of 2010, ESPN affiliate Web site NoleInsider.com reports.

Tennessee lost out on a Pahokee High School prospect on Monday but the news from the Florida school isn't all bad.

Large rocks will fortify about 100 acres of Lake Okeechobee's shoreline near Pahokee, part of a larger project the city is spearheading to dredge the boat route from Clewiston to Port Mayaca.

Palm Beach County Commissioners have approved a $5 million application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- $4 million in Section 108 loan money and $1 million in Brownfield's Economic Development Initiative funding - and all toward the Pahokee downtown revitalization project.

Eco Islands Proposed Off Pahokee The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board has approved funds to assist the City of Pahokee in reopening part of the Okeechobee Waterway, restoring more than 100 acres of Lake Okeechobee's shoreline habitat, enhancing storm protection and stimulating the economy in the Glades region with eco-tourism ...

A man authorities say committed a rolling robbery didn't get very far before being nabbed by an alert deputy, authorities said.

What: Art and music converged at the "Best of Jazz" concert for supporters of the Boca Raton Museum of Art and local art enthusiasts.

A program proposed by Pahokee Commissioner Keith Babb Jr. would pay tipsters $10,000 if their help leads to a conviction in an unsolved murder.

A part-time volunteer assistant football coach at Pahokee High School has been fired after he was arrested on drug trafficking charges.

University of Florida starting cornerback Janoris Jermain Jenkins was shocked with a Taser and arrested Sunday by officers trying to break up a brawl downtown, police said.