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Superintendent submits resignation letter

Photo by Kaila Jones Superintendent Mark Rendell has submitted his letter of resignation to the School District of ...

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Jury finds murder suspect guilty; will spend life in prison

Photo by Kaila Jones Henry Lee Jones Jr. will spend the rest of his life in prison with ...

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Defense focused on charges of racial prejudice in Jones retrial

Photo by Kaila Jones In the retrial of accused murderer Henry Lee Jones, defense attorneys relentlessly hammered away ...

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Rendell’s effort to dictate exit terms gets little support

Photo by Kaila Jones One way or another, Mark Rendell’s four-year run as Superintendent of Schools in Indian ...

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Retrial of accused killer of island man off to a slow start

The second murder trial of Henry Lee Jones got off to a slow start this week when Chief ...

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Board agrees to not renew Rendell’s contract

The Indian River School Board has decided not to renew Superintendent Mark Rendell’s contract and directed the board’s ...

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School Board talks seriously about replacing Rendell

The School Board’s March 26 meeting was contentious and perhaps momentous, and there have been hundreds of responses ...

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Defense attorneys seek to suppress photo evidence in upcoming Henry Lee Jones murder trial

As the second trial of accused murderer Henry Lee Jones approaches, his lawyers are trying to suppress another ...

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Board to discuss superintendent’s contract next week

The fate of Superintendent Mark Rendell may be decided April 9, when the Indian River School board meets ...

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School superintendent hires lawyer as board members talk of dismissal

School Superintendent Mark Rendell has hired a lawyer and is accusing School Board members of meeting illegally to ...

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While acting as his own lawyer, Jones undercut his defense

Accused murderer Henry Lee Jones appears to have inadvertently undermined his own defense while serving as his own ...

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School district superintendent tells board he’s seeking other employment

The Indian River School Board will immediately begin searching for a replacement for embattled school district superintendent Mark ...