Celebrating Our Centennial! Vol. 105 No. 111 Sunday, September 14, 2014 75¢ plus tax Man threatens to kill woman and deputy ... Page 5 Tax rate School board budget set at to stay at $65.85 million ... Page 8 8.547 mills By Katrina Elsken Precautions help Okeechobee News prevent colds The Okeechobee County Board of County ... Page 11 Commissioners approved a tax rate of 8.5470 mills at their Thursday budget hearing. Okeechobee’s One mill equals $1 in taxes for every $1,000 M o s t Wa n t e d of property value. This holds the millage at the ... Page 14 See COUNTY — Page 5 Lake Levels Raulerson 14.51 feet Last Year: 15.44 feet Courtesy photo/OCSO Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) helped dismantle a to chair rolling meth lab Thursday at the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Offi ce. Two local 6SRQVRUHG%\ men were arrested and are being held on bond in the county jail. IRSC board Phoebe Raulerson 3RJH\·V)DPLO\5HVWDXUDQW was recently elected 63DUURWW$YH Rolling meth lab halted Chairman of the Indian River State College Dis- By Eric Kopp Source: South Florida Water phetamine), possession of a listed chemical trict Board of Trustees, Management District. Depth given Okeechobee News for the manufacture of a controlled sub- the governing body re- stance and production of a controlled sub- sponsible for establish- in feet above sea level When narcotics task force detectives saw stance (methamphetamine). He was also ing and overseeing poli- the 1996 white Lincoln run a stop sign they charged with possession of drug parapher- cies for IRSC. knew it was their chance, and they took it. nalia, which is a misdemeanor. An Okeechobee resi- After stopping the car in the 400 block of He is being held on a bond of $106,000. dent since 1959, Mrs. U.S. 441 South the detectives not only found Smith, 25, S.E. Eighth St., Okeechobee, Raulerson has served Phoebe the individual they were looking for — but was arrested on those same charges plus on the IRSC Board since See page 4 for information about Raulerson more. When the investigators began search- two felony counts of sale of a controlled April, 2012. A lifelong how to contact this newspaper. ing the vehicle they reportedly found a roll- substance (methamphetamine) and pos- educator who earned positions of increasing re- ing methamphetamine lab. session of a controlled substance (metham- sponsibility, she served as principal of Okeecho- Arrested Thursday, Sept. 11, were Bruce phetamine) with intent to sell. bee High School from 1984 to 1996, assistant Douglas Bolling and James W. Smith. Both His total bond has been set at $506,000. superintendent from 1996 to 1998 and as Su- are being held in the Okeechobee County Smith’s arrest Thursday, said a task force perintendent of Okeechobee County Schools Jail on bond. detective, was in conjunction with prior from 1998 to 2004. Taking a leadership role at Bolling, 51, S.E. 55th St., Okeechobee, meth buys by a confi dential source. the state level, Mrs. Raulerson was a member was arrested on felony charges of posses- sion of a controlled substance (metham- See METH — Page 5 See IRSC — Page 5 2 Okeechobee News September 14, 2014 Book Your Party With Us Butch’s Fish Camp By Tammi Kelly you will want to stop by and see! It is open Okeechobee News 7 days a week and serves lunch daily. Check Waterfront View! RV Sites Available • The Hide Out Cafe, 12044 S.R. 78, is them out on Facebook and Twitter! 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