Glades County News

Check Out Charity To Determine If Following Laws LABELLE, FL. -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to check on the registration status and funding history of charities before agreeing to donate any money.

What's Happening In Glades County MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- At Monday evening's Glades County Commission Meeting, Commissioner Donna Storter announced the dedication service for Ortona Community Park would be held Tuesday December 8 following the BoCC meeting.

The federal immigration agency that pulled its female detainees from the Monroe County jail this week said it did so because the Stock Island facility is too far from its Miami offices.

A dispatch went out at about noon Tuesday about a brush fire close to a house in the 1500 block of Lake Josephine Drive.

Follow Twitter For Latest Hendry/Glades Area Bargains LABELLE, FL. -- Looking for bargains in Hendry or Glades County? Sunday Morning News/Southwest Florida Online will post the latest store sale bargains on Twitter for the cities of LaBelle, Clewiston, and Moore Haven.

Glades Counties Missing Out On Fuel Tax Money LABELLE, FL. -- Hendry and Glades county may be missing an opportunity to collect extra taxes from motorists.

SPEED TRAP: State Road 776 from U.S. 41 to El Jobean Bridge in Port Charlotte where 61 crashes involved 129 vehicles in 2008, injuring 58 and causing $398,800 in damages The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will target the following four roadways for tighter traffic enforcement: SPEED: State Road 776 from U.S. 41 to El Jobean Bridge in Port ...

Glades Commissioners Appoint Construction Manager MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- The Glades County Board of County Commissioners Tuesday approved the contract negotiated with Wright Construction to provide Construction Management of the proposed Glades County Public Health Facility with costs covered by a $5.1 million federal grant.

Zoning Changes Allow Formerly Illegal Hog Farm To Continue MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- The Glades County Commission approved this week a zoning change allowing a pre-existing zoning violation to continue at a hog farm south of Moore Haven on US Highway 27.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. Registered sex offender Boyd David Hodges attended the University of Florida about six months before campus police began receiving the complaints that alerted them to his presence and changed the university's admission policies.

"This is an exciting time for the College and the community," said Bill Roshon, Dean of Professional and Technical Studies at Edison State College.

The following people were booked Monday, Nov. 2 into the Highlands County Jail: Derrick Javon Braswell , 27, of 316 E. Joe Hilton St., Avon Park, on a charge of retail theft of $300 or more.

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Terrance Jamerson says he will never forget what happened on Aug.

Two East Coast teenagers were seriously injured in a crash on U.S. 27 in Glades County Sunday afternoon.

Only WINK News cameras were rolling as rescue crews rush to pull victims from the wreckage of a helicopter crash.

The family of two Immokalee men killed last year when a tractor-trailer smashed into their van are suing companies for failing to replace rumble strips and creating perilous conditions, records show.

There are reports of a helicopter down with injuries in Glades County, according to Janice Brewster, a spokeswoman at the Hendry County Sheriff's Office.

Lee County Sheriff's deputies have just located and detained both Ashley O'Connor and Kenneth Ross in Hendry County, according to spokesman John Sheehan.

SUV Crashes Into Tree In Muse LABELLE, FL. -- A 48-year old LaBelle woman was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital after a crash into a tree in Muse, northwest of the city of LaBelle.

Driver And Two Passengers Taken To Hendry Regional Hospital MOORE HAVEN, FL. -- A deer crossing US Highway 27 at Lykes Road in Glades county caused an accident leaving a motorist and two passengers in serious condition when their truck struck the deer.