WAFC Local News – November 06, 2026, 8:06 AM
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Charles Murphy reporting. The governor added Henry and Glades County to his disaster declaration from the flooding this week. The Florida Commerce Department and the State Emergency Response Team activated their Business Damage Assessment Survey. Business owners can self-report the physical and economic damage caused by the flooding at www.FloridaDisaster.biz. That’s spelled B-I-Z. Clewiston City Commission again debated expanding permits for food trucks. They currently are allowed on Monday and Tuesdays and at special events. Some on the commission, like Jason Williams, would like to expand them to at least three days, including one day on the weekends. Others are worrying it will hurt brick and mortar restaurants and maybe close some down and cost jobs. Barbara Edmond would like to help local restaurants. On the nights that the food trucks were out, we were busier because they didn’t want to wait 30 minutes in the line. And they wanted air conditioner. Mayor Jimmy Pittman suggested they give preference to locally owned food trucks. Vice Mayor Hillary Hyslop says it’s a tough climate right now and food trucks could put restaurants out of business. If we have a free-for-all of food trucks, it’s going to have a negative impact on the businesses that we’ve all frequented and we’ve all relied on for years. We recently told you about the arrest of Elijah McLaurin III and Tamia Duhart in Belle Glade. They shot to death a black transgender girl in Belle Glade, allegedly. The Palm Beach Sheriff was congratulated by the National Black Justice Collective, who are committed to reducing gender-based violence. Not reducing them to punchlines and comedic jokes. And honestly, the other piece that I say is in solving these crimes. For a number of years, there was this, we were at epidemic levels of murder targeting this community. So much so that the American Medical Association called it an epidemic. Victoria Kirby York says publicity is what helps solve crimes like this. The shroud of secrecy can make it harder for them to get a thorough and accurate investigation. They had complained the sheriff had put out little to no information about the slaying. 19-year-old Jayla McGee was shut down in the 500 block of Southeast 1st Street July 5th. You can just get a sense that she was someone who really lit up the room. She was only 19 years old, you know. Her nickname, Baby Jay, you know, also speaks to just how young she was. She had her entire life and future ahead of her. The Florida Farm Bureau Federation holding their 85th annual convention last week. President Jeb Smith says they continue to push for a national farm bill by the end of the year. We are in direct contact with these lawmakers as we help press for final votes in both houses of Congress. They’re also wanting more research to help with pests like citrus greening and the mealy bug and pursue fair trade deals. I am convinced that good days are ahead for our organization as we continue to act in vigorous support of our farm families. The City of Clewiston inviting the community to join the Clewiston High School Public Service Academy. They’re hosting a special Veterans Day event next week honoring the men and women who have served and died for our country. You can go to Civic Park next Wednesday at 11 as they have a Veterans Day ceremony that’s at 106 West Osceola Avenue. A Moorhaven woman who allegedly stole from Glades Youth Athletics and went to Hendry County’s Walmarts to take items that she wasn’t paying for has been sentenced in Hendry County. 36-year-old Chastity Glenn entered a plea to several counts of grand theft and was adjudicated guilty. She was sentenced to six months in the Hendry County Jail and 40 months probation. She’ll also have to pay some costs and fees. The restitution to the Glades Youth Athletics is nearly $5,000. She earlier was sentenced in Glades County. I’m Charles Murphy, WAFC News.
Recorded from the WAFC daily newscast (Glades Media).