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Clewiston News 820 W Sugarland Hwy., Suite 5
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Profile:Clewiston News covers all of Hendry County including the areas within the city limits of Clewiston and subdivisions such as Montura, Pioneer and Flag Hole to the west and the Big Cypress Indian Reservation to the south. Clewiston, known as "America's Sweetest Town," was an area that was used as a campsite by the Indians as they fished the bassladen waters of Lake Okeechobee
Centuries later, fishing would become the first recorded enterprise in the area. The sandy beach and natural inlet of Sand Point, served as the base of operations for scores of professional fisherman until the 1920's. It is now the site of the U.S. Army Cops of Engineering regional office. The Clewiston area also attracted its share of early adventures and pioneer farmers, including a temporary settlement of Japanese farmers who began growing vegetables in the fertile lakeside soil around 1915.
The first permanent development was undertaken in 1920 by Philadelphia investors John and Marian O'Brien and Tampa banker Alonzo C. Clewis, who purchased a substantial tract of land surrounding the picturesque lake shore and set about establishing a town. The rich black mucklands attracted a group of Midwesterners interested in emulating the successful cultivation of sugarcane, already underway on the Lake's Eastern Shore by F. Edward Bryant. Extensive cane plantations were laid out and the first crops were so rich and abundant that even then, it was easy to envision Clewiston's future at the heart of sugar country.
Disastrous hurricanes in 1926 and 1928 led to the Army Corps of Engineers beginning a federal project to control the waters of Lake Okeechobee, thereby creating more land suitable for cultivation. The area continues to be one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country; producing sugarcane, citrus, vegetables and rice.
Although citrus groves are spreading rapidly, Clewiston's largest industry was and still is, sugar. Thanks to the activities of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, who employs approximately 3,500 people, Clewiston has become known as "America's Sweetest Town." Clewiston is conveniently located between West Palm Beach, 60 miles to the east and Ft. Myers, 60 miles to the west.
The Clewiston News is the newspaper of choice for local residents covering, city and county commission meetings, Hendry County School Board in which three elementary schools and one middle and high school are located in Clewiston. Social and sporting events are very important to a rural community. Besides the regular school sporting events the Clewiston News also covers such things as the RedMan Bass Tournament, Wal Mart FLW Tour and EverStart Bass Tournament. Another important event is the Annual Sugar Festival held every year to celebrate the end of the sugar-harvesting season. Local residents gather downtown for the social event of the year, which includes, arts and crafts, baking contests, beauty contests, entertainment and food, food and more food. Our Purpose… The Clewiston News is owned by a unique trust that enables this newspaper to pursue a mission of journalistic service to the citizens of the community. Since no dividends are paid, the company is able to thrive on profit margins below industry standards. All after-tax surpluses are reinvested in Independent’s mission of journalistic service, commitment to the ideals of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and support of the community’s deliberation of public issues. |
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