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County passes six-month moratorium on biosolids

It’s not certain if biosolids are the source of pollution at Blue Cypress Lake, but local governments are ...

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Officer-in-every-school mandate hits local-government budgets

For years Indian River County and the school district have split the cost of school resource officers at ...

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Spacious ‘Preserve’ home situated on secluded lakefront

Located on a quarter-acre lot in The Preserve, a secluded but conveniently located south county community, the lake-view ...

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Residents of The Shores worry about safety of pipeline that will carry reuse water under lagoon to John’s Island

Residents of The Shores showed up at the July 10 County Commission meeting to ask commissioners for help ...

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State will withhold $2.1 million from local School District

Because the School District gave the state incorrect numbers and other faulty information over the past several years, ...

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American Icon Brewery’s story stars in ‘Main Street’ event

Florida’s statewide Main Street conference will be held in Vero Beach July 30 through Aug. 1, and local ...

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Teachers Union president warns school board not to trust Rendell’s data

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Liz Cannon, head of the Indian River County teachers’ union, warned school board members ...

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County seeks to ban bio-sludge polluting Blue Cypress Lake

With scientists increasingly alarmed that bio-sludge is polluting Blue Cypress Lake while the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ...

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Retiring judge seeks to build housing for vets in Vero

Sandy McLaughlin, soon to retire as a district judge in Louisville, Kentucky, wants to tear down the existing ...

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Somerset Academy finally gets green light for new K-8 charter school here

After battling for years to open a school in Indian River County, Somerset Academy got the green light ...

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Fine-featured home overlooks course at Indian River Club

Kathleen and Louis Cozens found each other later in life, their courtship included building a house in Indian ...

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NAACP school board candidate debate focuses on deseg order

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Indian River County NAACP held the area’s first inclusive school-board candidate debate last ...