A centerpiece to the main drive through Okeechobee is missing. The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory.

The lifelong County resident is remembered for his love of family and tennis, and his decades as an orthopedist.

Joseph M. DuPont, age 78, of Daytona Beach, FL, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on May 4, 2022. Joe entered the military in 1967 and was wounded in the Vietnam War. He was later ...