Contractor to close part of 20th Avenue for six weeks

Contractor installing new asphalt on Indian River Blvd; delays expected

GIFFORD — Motorists can expect periodic delays from lane closures on Indian River Boulevard this week as a contractor works to install new asphalt on the roadway, sheriff's office officials said. The delays began Monday on Indian River Boulevard, between 37th and 41st streets, sheriff's officials said. The lanes on northbound and southbound Indian River Boulevard will continue to close sporadically until 4 p.m. Thursday. Those who want more information on the project should contact Ronnie Ward of CWR Contracting at 772-584-1980.

Man shot after charging at deputy with small sword

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 29-year-old man who was shot by a deputy after charging at the officer with a small sword, was hospitalized late Friday, officials said. The unidentified man was taken by ambulance to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce, Indian River County sheriff's spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers said. The deputy who fired the shot was not injured. The deputy was placed on paid administrative leave, which is protocol for police-involved shootings. Neither the deputy's name nor the man's name were released Friday. The incident unfolded about 7 p.m. Friday after deputies received a series of calls about a disturbance at a home at 12th Street Southwest and 35th Avenue Southwest in the Grovenor ...

School Board

Main Line: (772) 564-3200 Board Members: Karen Disney-Brombach - District 1: [email protected] Vacant - District 2:  Matthew McCain - District 3: [email protected] Carol Johnson - District 4: [email protected] Claudia Jiménez - District 5: [email protected]