Okeechobee NewsLocal news for Okeechobee, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Save Everglades, or the Glades- July 8, 2008 It's an exciting time for the proposed Glades inland port. It has a new name - inland logistics center - so people don't imagine cruise ships on Lake Okeechobee.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/save-everglades-or-the-glades?fromrss=1 Snail kites disappearing from Everglades- July 6, 2008 A measure taken to protect one endangered bird in the Florida Everglades, the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, may be driving the Everglades snail kite out.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/snail-kites-disappearing-from-everglades?f... Mirror Lakes Elementary project drives home fire safety- July 5, 2008 A video developed with the help of Mirror Lakes Elementary School students to impress children with the serious consequences of arson is getting good play within the Lee County School District.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/mirror-lakes-elementary-project-drives-hom... Lake a foot above last year's record, but still too low- July 4, 2008 This week marked a year since Lake Okeechobee hit its lowest point ever: 8.82 feet on July 2, 2007.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/lake-a-foot-above-last-years-record-but-st... Teen Back Home After Alligator Attack- July 3, 2008 A teen who lost his arm in an alligator attack is recovering at his Okeechobee County home.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/teen-back-home-after-alligator-attack?from... Possible flaws in state plan to rescue the Everglades- July 2, 2008 MIAMI : Florida's proposed purchase of nearly 300 square miles of land for Everglades restoration moved forward this week when water managers who would oversee the property endorsed the state's $1.75 billion ...http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/possible-flaws-in-state-plan-to-rescue-the... Lee Jessup Wrestling with 'gators is not a fair fight- July 2, 2008 And now something from the "Greatest Songs of All Time" department, a little ditty called "Amos Moses," sung by Atlanta's own Jerry "When You're Hot, You're Hot" Reed: "Now the folks around south Louisiana Said ...http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/lee-jessup-wrestling-with-gators-is-not-a-... Pilot's failure to inspect engine after refueling likely caused minor Okeechobee crash in April- July 1, 2008 The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that fuel contamination and a pilot's inadequate preflight inspection most likely caused two people to make an emergency landing in April after their ...http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/pilots-failure-to-inspect-engine-after-ref... Water district votes to start purchase of sugar land for 'Glades- July 1, 2008 Despite the fears of rural communities of a body blow to their economies, the South Florida Water Management District gave unanimous approval Monday to the blockbuster plan for acquiring U.S. Sugar and using the company's land to help restore the Everglades.The district's governing board voted 6-0 to begin detailed negotiations with the company and to spend money for appraisals and environmental assessments, with the deal expected to close by November.Gov. Charlie Crist announced last week that.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/07/water-district-votes-to-start-purchase-of-... 18-year-old loses arm in attack by 11-foot gator in Okeechobee- July 1, 2008 Kasey Edwards said he never paid "too much mind" to alligators swimming in canals in Okeechobee County.http://www.topix.net/city/okeechobee-fl/2008/06/18-year-old-loses-arm-in-attack-by-11-foot... |