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Elections 2012 Section Under Construction

This special section is currently under construction. Once it is up and running, this will be the place to find information about the upcoming Aug. 14 Primary election. Please pardon our dust as the content moves around, appears and disappears and otherwise morphs from minute to minute.We will announce the launch of the section once it is ready.

Are you ready for school to start?

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- School starts Aug. 22 and kids are sure to be squeezing every last moment of fun - and sleep - they can before the day comes that they rush to catch the bus. VeroNews.com has put together a Back to School guide complete with bus routes, how to keep your students healthy and safe and lists of important phone numbers and other pieces of important information that is just as valuable now as it will be mid-year. Also included in the guide is a school-only calendar that currently has the dates of when school is in session, out for breaks, when report cards are distributed, and when the FCATs will be administered. It is our goal ...

Sebastian Council to take one more swing at charter changes

SEBASTIAN - The Sebastian City Council is poised to let voters decide eight of the nine proposed changes to the city's charter this November. The council elected to remove one amendment from consideration - one that would decide tied elections with a coin toss or other similar method. The council also chose to remove a provision within one amendment that would have forced term limits on council members. The discussion came as part of the first reading of ordinances that will eventually lead to charter changes being placed on the November ballot. The final reading and last chance for public input will be July 13. As such, the City Council is prepared to ask voters if they wish to have ...