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Study: Bolder lagoon cleanup effort needed beyond fertilizer ban

Indian River County’s decade-old rainy-season fertilizer ban may have curbed nutrient runoff into the lagoon in the first ...

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State’s new golf cart rules largely par for course here

A new state law sponsored by state Sen. Erin Grall imposing restrictions on golf carts on public streets ...

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Back to school: New teachers, staff raises in place as classes set to begin

After a busy summer of hiring 80 teachers and trimming administrative staff to put resources in the classroom, ...

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School spending buoyed by huge hike in property values here

The School District of Indian River County will get less state and federal money in the coming school ...

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County re-organization starts at top

New County Administrator John Titkanich and the County Commission have set out to reorganize the county government to ...

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County buoyed by windfall from state for beach work

State funding to reimburse Indian River County for planned beach replenishment on the island will be more than ...

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County looking to lure state funding for lagoon projects’ wish list

County staff hopes a draft lagoon management plan before County Commissioners this week outlining 79 projects – ranging ...

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Sous chef guilty of aggravated battery in knife attack

A sous chef at a luxury Vero assisted-living community has been convicted of aggravated battery with a weapon ...

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Amid complaints, stiffer penalties possible on vacation rentals

Under a plan being drafted by the new County Administrator John Titkanich, county code enforcement would impose stiffer ...

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‘Rapid response’ on beach erosion puts county in better position to replenish

Having learned from prior storm seasons, Indian River County has retained engineers to rapidly document any beach erosion ...

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‘Bed tax’ surplus to benefit county tourism

It’s been a banner tourist season for Vero Beach and last week, the Indian River Board of County ...

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State toughens up term limits for local school boards. Now, it will be 8 years

Last year’s imposition of 12-year term limits for Florida local school board members apparently was not limiting enough ...