Vero Beach to host National Night Out Aug. 4

Low beach attendance for January; no water rescues

VERO BEACH — While chilly temperatures caused a drop in beach attendance last month, lifeguards are happy to report that there were no water rescues that occurred in January. "It's a great thing," Vero Beach Lifeguard Association officials said in a statement. "We hope people are paying attention to lifeguards and condition signs before they go into the water." The Vero Beach Lifeguard Association recently released its monthly report for the beaches at Jaycee Park, Humiston Park and South Beach Park. Lifeguards said about 54,105 beachgoers flocked to the shore in January. The highest beach-attendance record of 65,700 was set in 2019 for Vero Beach, lifeguards said. The record low for beach attendance was set in 2016 with 36,000 people, ...

Crime Blotter: Dec. 31

Felony arrests and booking reports: Dec. 31 Hunter Ray Crawford, 20, of the 13000 block of 105th Street, Fellsmere; Status: Held on $10,000 bond; Charge(s): grand theft Jacolby Wadell Dunbar, 33, of the 1100 block of Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach; Status: Held without bond; Charge(s): battery on officer/firefighter/EMT, possession of marijuana under 20 grams, resist arrest without violence, criminal mischief, battery by strangulation Bobby Lee Moneyhan, 32, of the 14000 block of 101st Street, Fellsmere; Status: Released on $15,000 bond; Charge(s): third-degree grand theft, battery on officer/firefighter/EMT Charles Julian Phillips Jr., 27, of the 700 block of 5th Street, Vero Beach; Status: Held without bond; Charge(s): child abuse, battery by strangulation, violation of probation pre-trial release Arrest and booking ...

Fertilizer restrictions to go into effect next month

A reminder from the Indian River Neighborhood Association to residents of Indian River County, City of Vero Beach, Sebastian and Orchid. We are coming into our rainy season when more nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous are likely to be washed from our lawns, driveways and roads into the storm water system and, ultimately, into our local waterways such as the Indian River Lagoon. The fertilizer ordinances passed by our communities goes into effect June 1st. It prohibits the use of lawn fertilizer between June 1st and September 30th. No fertilizer containing Phosphorous is to be used anytime. All fertilizers must contain at least 50% slow release Nitrogen. Finally, no fertilizer is to be applied within 10 feet of any ...