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County announces beach closures ahead of beach restoration project

At least two beaches will be closed starting this weekend ahead of the beach restoration project, which will start back up next week, county officials said. The project aims to restore sand - which had been washed away by storms and hurricanes over the years - at the beaches. Beach park access at Seagrape Trail Beach Access and Treasure Shores Park Beach will both close starting Friday, county officials said. Seagrape Trail Beach is located south of Wabasso Beach, off Highway A1A. Treasure Shores Park Beach is located north of Wabasso Beach. Construction at Treasure Shores Park Beach - which will start Nov. 1 - was expected to last for 45 days. Crews will finish dumping 30,000 cubic yards of ...

COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Fairgrounds to close Friday

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the county fairgrounds will close at the end of the week, county officials said Wednesday. The mass vaccination site at the Indian River County Fairgrounds will close Friday, officials said. But, the vaccine doses will still be available at the Florida Department of Health in Indian River County office, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Treasure Coast Community Health, Whole Family Health and various local pharmacies. Residents who recently got their first doses at the fairgrounds are scheduled to get their second doses after April 30 at the health department office, county spokesperson Kathleen Keenan said. The health department has mainly administered the Pfizer vaccine. Keenan said COVID-19 vaccine doses are becoming ...

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, ...