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OKEECHOBEE—A man and woman were arrested after they were allegedly involved in the purchase of 120 oxycodone tablets from an undercover law enforcement officer during a reverse sting operation. Tony Andrew Corwin, 47, and Bonnie Trawick Villarreal, 52, were both arrested Wednesday, May 15, on a felony charge of trafficking in oxycodone 4 grams or more. Corwin, of an Andrea …
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OKEECHOBEE—Okeechobee High School football coach Chris Branham is excited about the turnout for spring practice as 97 players were on the field on May 3 for the first session. The Brahman coaching staff had their hands full with a lot of new bodies and having more demand for equipment. Branham said it has been a long time since the program …
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CLEWISTON—The Clewiston Police Department (CPD) made headway last week when a suspect was identified in the case involving a hand grenade, which was placed on top of a phone booth outside of Walmart on April 25. On May 2, the CPD received vital information about the inactive hand grenade. The department’s communication center received a 911 phone call from a man …
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Only two names will be on the City of LaBelle’s July 16 ballot. Brent R. Stevens, 25, is challenging incumbent Greg Bone, 50, for his office as Commissioner-Tax Collector for the City of LaBelle. Mr. Bone has served in that office since August 2007. The LaBelle city election is a non-partisan race. The other two commissioners up for reelection this year had …
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MOORE HAVEN—Like the famous line from the 1976 movie “Network,” Paul Beck is mad as hell and he’s not going to take it any more. The Glades County commissioner let it be known Tuesday, May 14, that he wants Melissa Meeker, the executive director of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), unemployed. Mr. Beck brought up Mrs. Meeker during …
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BELLE GLADE — At 11:50 p.m. Tuesday night, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a call regarding a fire located at 1132 NW 9th Street in Belle Glade. The Fire Rescue could not provide the name of the company, but Palm Beach County Property Appraiser has the address listed as belonging to Performance Auto Parts. A pillar of smoke …
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Twenty-year-old Johnny Rigger Roberts died in a crash in Lee County on May 10. The crash occurred at 1:05 pm. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Mr. Roberts was driving a 2004 Chevy Cavalier north on Homestead Road South, south of Sunrise Street. He was traveling at “excess speed” as he came out of an “S” curve and lost control of …
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OKEECHOBEE—If Lake Okeechobee could talk she would likely quote Mark Twain and say: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” In recent years the Big ‘O’ has been through periods of exceedingly high water, droughts and at least three major hurricanes. And it was thought those anomalies, along with increased fishing pressure, had killed off the lake’s largemouth bass …
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