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18 hrs ago | WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

Free H1N1 vaccinations tomorrow in Okeechobee

The Okeechobee County Health Department said there will be a drive through immunization clinic for H1N1 priority groups tomorrow at the south parking lot of Okeechobee High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The vaccinations are free.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Okeechobee, FL

Fri Nov 13, 2009

WPBF.com

Okeechobee County Hosts Drive-Through H1N1 Clinic

Get a swine flu vaccine to go. A drive-through H1N1 immunization clinic has been scheduled for Saturday for H1N1 priority groups, the Okeechobee County Health Department said Friday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WPBF-TV

Deputies, State Agent Thwart Rape, Kidnapping

Three Palm Beach County men are in custody in Okeechobee County after deputies said they drove to the area to find a woman to kidnap and rape.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL

Fri Oct 30, 2009

WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

Okeechobee County H1N1 vaccine status

Health officials in Okeechobee County announcing, at this point, they are only doling out the H1N1 vaccine to at-risk residents, but the county has already seen one death most likely due to complications from swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Okeechobee, FL

Mon Oct 26, 2009

WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

H1N1 virus and hospital restrictions

Numerous studies have come out recently highlighting the dangers of the swine flu and its relentless attack on children.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Family, Kids

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Hotel Online

Kite Properties, LLC and Hotel Equities Celebrate Ribbon Cutting at...

Vero Beach-based developer Kite Properties, LLC recently celebrated the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at the new 85-room Hampton Inn in Okeechobee, Florida.

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Related Topix: Vero Beach, FL, Okeechobee, FL

WWSB

Former jail sergeant charged with sex with inmate

A former sergeant with the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office has been charged with forcing a female inmate to have sex with him.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

H1N1 vaccines arrive in S. FL

H1N1 vaccines are pouring into our area by the hundreds as area health departments and local providers prepare to distribute them.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, St Lucie County, FL

Fri Sep 25, 2009

FloridAgriculture

Northern Everglades farmers to receive accolades for environmental stewardship Oct. 8

Twenty farmers and ranchers will be honored on Oct. 8 for their environmental stewardship at the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Agriculture, Science, University of Florida, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Highlands Today

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Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will change its accounting procedures.

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Related Topix: Sebring, FL, Highlands County, FL

Sat Sep 19, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Cow falls on man, injures him as he was milking near St. Lucie-Okeechobee line

A cow fell on a man at a dairy farm early Friday, sending him to a local provisional trauma center via helicopter after the apparent milking-related incident, a St.

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Related Topix: St. Lucie, FL, Okeechobee, FL, St Lucie County, FL, Fort Pierce Metro, Fort Pierce, FL

Fri Sep 18, 2009

WPBF-TV

Cow Falls On Man At Treasure Coast Dairy Farm

A man had to be airlifted to the hospital early Friday morning after a cow fell on him, a St.

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Related Topix: St Lucie County, FL

Mon Sep 14, 2009

FOX 4 Florida

Alcohol sales to minors widespread problem

More than 200 businesses on the Treasure Coast and in Okeechobee County have been cited for selling alcohol to underage people, according to state records from January 2004 to August 2009.

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Fri Sep 11, 2009

El Sentinel

Fatal crash blocks State Road 60 in south Osceola

A fatal crash in south Osceola County has blocked a portion of State Road 60 near Florida's Turnpike .

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Mon Sep 07, 2009

WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

Two Bodies Found In Canal

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is investigating the death of two men in Okeechobee County.

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Sat Sep 05, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Two dead bodies found on Lake Okeechobee

Two dead bodies were found this morning floating on Lake Okeechobee in Okeechobee County, and authorities are investigating their deaths.

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Related Topix: Okeechobee, FL

Tue Sep 01, 2009

WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

Drunk driver kills Okeechobee County woman

An Okeechobee family in mourning. A loved one killed by a man who police say was drunk and doesn't belong in the country.

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Related Topix: Okeechobee, FL

Wed Aug 26, 2009

FirstCoastNews

Two More Projects Added to 'Florida Forever' List

Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet added two more projects in Hendry and Okeechobee counties to the Florida Forever land-buying program's priority list.

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Related Topix: Hendry County, FL

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Hurricane to remember

Today marks the 17th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew , on Aug. 24, 1992. A The storm is one of only three to strike the United States with recorded winds at the top-end Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, St. Lucie, FL, Indian River County, FL

Sun Aug 23, 2009

Southwest Florida Online

Tom McGill Still Wanted In Hendry And Okeechobee County

McGill No Show For Court - Bond Company Forfeiting $8,500 LABELLE, FL. -- Law Enforcement is still looking for Thomas William McGill Jr.

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Related Topix: Labelle, FL, Hendry County, FL, Arcadia, FL, Okeechobee, FL

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