WOKC News. Bicyclists killed at main light with WOKC News. I'm Charles Murphy. It was quite a commute yesterday for people going to work as they detoured around the main light after a bicyclist was struck and killed by a…

WOKC News. Schools showing improvement. With WOKC News, I'm Charles Murphy. Okeechobee schools gained points towards a B last year, but not as fast as other school districts. Okeechobee ranked third lowest in performance academically at 56%. DeSoto County was…

WOKC News. More and more gun permits. With WOKC News, I'm Charles Murphy. Okeechobee County tax collector during county commission budget workshop says her office remains very busy. Celeste Watford says concealed handgun permits are keeping her staff busy. We…

WOKC News. The latest on school budget with WOKC News, I'm Charles Murphy. Okeechobee school boards had the tax millage at 5.341 mills this year, a decrease of .04 mills. Due to increases in the property tax base, the amount…

WOKC News. No problem with school water with WOKC News. I'm Charles Murphy. Okeechobee County Schools announced recent water testing at school sites found no elevated lead levels of concern. The testing conducted following a recommendation earlier from the Okeechobee…

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Students at an Okeechobee, Florida, elementary school are among the first to take the revived Presidential Physical Fitness Test.

WOKC News. An update on the lead with WOKC News. I'm Charles Murphy. The Okeechobee Utility Authority reassuring their customers that their infrastructure is fine after testing of water found some lead problems, but most of it is in private…

WOKC News. Police want help from police. With WOKC News, I'm Charles Murphy. The State Immigration Enforcement Council says not enough police departments are assisting ICE in immigration enforcement. 272 agencies have contracts with ICE, but 109 of them have…

The Okeechobee Utility Authority tested 70 water samples between June and July as part of routine monitoring, finding high lead levels at 9 homes. It remains unknown if more homes are impacted.