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Elections office received 154 mail-in ballots after Aug. 18 elections

Voting by mail spiked in Indian River County in the Aug. 18 elections because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

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Fighting Indians’ season opener in jeopardy after football players quarantine

Vero Beach High School is considering canceling its Sept. 11 football game at Venice High School because “a ...

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Parents nervous, kids excited as Beachland welcomes pupils

Beachland Elementary School welcomed 340 pupils Monday for the first new school year in the COVID-19 era, but ...

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Laura Zorc’s loss in school board race mirrors husband’s defeat in commission contest

Indian River County School Board Chairwoman Laura Zorc lost her bid for a second term in the Aug. ...

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Students returning to school in person to be trained to do work via computer

Students returning to public schools in person on Monday will be trained to do their class work virtually ...

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Beachland Elementary pupils to face new kind of school day on return

Students will face a new kind of school day when they return to Beachland Elementary on Aug. 24, ...

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Brightline scraps Virgin Trains USA deal, and will resume using old name

The Brightline passenger train partnership with Richard Branson’s Virgin travel conglomerate is the latest casualty of the COVID-19 ...

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Here’s what Indian River County voters will find on the Aug. 18 primary ballot

Indian River County’s 120,873 registered voters have until 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18 to cast their ballots in ...

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School Board approves $314-million budget, votes to lower property tax rate by 17 cents

The Indian River County School Board last Tuesday approved a $313.9-million budget for the upcoming year and lowered ...

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Teachers returned to schools this week to prepare classrooms for students

Teachers returned to Indian River County’s 19 public schools on Monday and the district plans to show parents ...

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Confederate flag ban signals new era for County schools

The school district last week banned display of the confederate flag on campus and held its first Equity ...

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Fewer IRC students expected to return to class in person

Indian River County public schools expect more than 10,300 students to show up in person when the new ...