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Brightline tracks from north and south to meet at county line

The heavy thump of pile drivers reverberates from south Vero Beach to Sebastian as Brightline constructs new railroad ...

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School District reports no COVID-19 cases since March 18

COVID-19 took an extended Spring Break from Indian River County public school campuses as the School District has ...

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2 staff members test positive at Beachland Elementary

Two Beachland Elementary School staff members tested positive for COVID-19 before Spring Break, causing 22 students to be ...

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Public schools $280 million behind on maintenance

Indian River County’s public schools need $280 million worth of deferred improvements and $8.4 million in annual investment ...

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Three more Beachland Elementary students test positive for COVID-19

Three Beachland Elementary students tested positive for COVID-19 and 17 classmates were quarantined last week in the most ...

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Brian Barefoot takes lead on School Board’s fundraising foundation

When School Board Chairman Brian Barefoot said at a March 8 meeting he is consulting with an unnamed ...

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Weekly dances resume at Vero Beach Community Center

In another sign of life here edging back toward normal, weekly dances resumed Friday at the Vero Beach ...

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School district kept principal’s COVID secret for two weeks

Vero Beach High School Principal Shawn O’Keefe’s COVID-19 hospitalization was kept a secret from the public for more ...

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New project underway at south end of county

A long-delayed island subdivision is finally getting underway with a flurry of home sales in recent weeks. Vero ...

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Why is school district underreporting COVID-19?

The Florida Department of Health has reported more than twice as many COVID-19 cases in our county’s public ...

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Anti-mask parents who sued School Board will not appeal

Four parents who lost a court challenge against the mandatory facemask policy in Indian River County’s public schools ...

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School district hopes to tap generous island residents to fund major projects

School Board Chairman Brian Barefoot wants to enlist generous residents of the barrier island to enhance academic, athletic ...