Okeechobee Times

Medium commissioner of education manny diaz jr 2023

Math FAST Expectations: 46.2% of students in Okeechobee County School District meet or exceed in 2022-23 school year?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 23, 2024

Okeechobee County School District FAST results are in, and 46.2% of school students were proficient in Math in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Highlands County farmers in 2021 reached $4,302,542

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Highlands County received $4,302,542 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Highlands County 3rd largest nursing home as of Q4 2023: St. Camillus Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 23, 2024

St. Camillus Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, the third largest nursing home in Highlands County, aided an average of 70.7 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

45 is median age of Palm Beach County residents by 2021

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 23, 2024

Palm Beach County residents have a median age of 45-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.

Highlands County School District: How many students passed on their Math FAST test in 2022-23 school year?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 22, 2024

Highlands County School District FAST results are in, and 51.7% of school students were proficient in Math in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Highlands County 2nd largest nursing home as of Q4 2023: The Palms of Sebring

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 22, 2024

With an overall rating of two, The Palms of Sebring was the second largest nursing home in Highlands County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

How much did farmers in Palm Beach County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Palm Beach County received $5,977,339 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Who owned Okeechobee Health Care Facility in Q4 2023?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 22, 2024

Okeechobee Health Care Facility was the only for-profit facility nursing home in Okeechobee County, Florida in the fourth quarter of 2023, and had an overall rating of five.

Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center was largest nursing home in Highlands County as of Q4 2023

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 21, 2024

With an overall rating of two, Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center was the largest nursing home in Highlands County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

A look at Labelle Health and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in LaBelle, Florida

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 21, 2024

Owned by Oakbrook Operations Holdings, LLC since Jan. 1, 2022, Labelle Health and Rehabilitation Center boasted an overall rating of four in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded Math FAST expectations in Hendry County School District in 2022-23 school year?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 21, 2024

Hendry County School District FAST results are in, and 37.1% of school students were proficient in Math in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Did Okeechobee County School District students succeed or flounder in their 2022-23 school year ELA FAST tests?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 20, 2024

Okeechobee County School District FAST results are in, and 38.3% of school students were proficient in ELA in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Hendry County Nursing Homes: Who’s behind Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 20, 2024

Owned by Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Holdings, LLC and Palm Terrace J. Dek Operations, LLC since Dec. 1, 2019, Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of two in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Glades Health Care Center: 4-star nursing home in Palm Beach County

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 19, 2024

Owned by Okeechobee Council on Aging, Inc. since Oct. 15, 1990, Glades Health Care Center boasted an overall rating of four in the fourth quarter of 2023.

ELA FAST Expectations: 41.4% of students in Highlands County School District meet or exceed in 2022-23 school year?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 19, 2024

Highlands County School District FAST results are in, and 41.4% of school students were proficient in ELA in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

St. Camillus Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, a for-profit facility, had a rating of 2 in Q4 2023

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 18, 2024

Owned by Sebring FL Holdco, LLC since Aug. 1, 2021, St. Camillus Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center had an overall rating of two in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Hendry County School District : How many students passed on their ELA FAST test in 2022-23 school year?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 18, 2024

Hendry County School District FAST results are in, and 38.8% of school students were proficient in ELA in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Which former Okeechobee Times area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 19?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 18, 2024

This former Okeechobee Times area high school standout will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 19.

Who owned Royal Care of Avon Park in Q4 2023?

By Okeechobee Times | Feb 17, 2024

Owned by Eli Strohli since Oct. 25, 2007, Royal Care of Avon Park boasted an overall rating of five in the fourth quarter of 2023.