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City considers tightening inspection requirements for septic systems

With one in five aging septic systems on Vero’s barrier island failing inspection during a recent enforcement effort ...

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New COVID cases at lowest level here since Halloween

As the world marks one year since declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, the coronavirus situation here continues to ...

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Hal Du Pont: Remembered by shooters, photogs and cat lovers

The loss of 84-year-old Indian River Shores resident S. Hallock Du Pont Jr. last week was felt by ...

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Shores town manager steps down due to health problems

Indian River Shores Town Manager Joe Griffin has resigned due to chronic health issues, not related to COVID-19, ...

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COVID-19 good news: cases down, vaccinations up

Indian River County made significant progress in February as new infections continued to decline – with only 34 ...

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As more receive vaccine jabs, new infections decline

All of our local COVID-19 statistics moved in the right direction this week. As nearly 4,700 more people ...

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Vero hits the Shores with epic demand for documents

After the Town of Indian River Shores released a 10-year-old letter from former Vero city manager Jim O’Connor ...

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Utility poles on Ocean Drive will be replaced this spring

A lot is going on with utility poles in Vero Beach. First and most noticeable, Florida Power & ...

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Vero on verge of creating Cultural Arts Village

Vero is on the verge of accomplishing a feat its arts community has sought for six years: approving ...

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Unearthed decade-old letter could be key in fight over water rates between Vero and Shores

The outcome of the Town of Indian River Shores breach of contract lawsuit against the City of Vero ...

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New COVID-19 infections here unchanged, but deaths down

Reports of new COVID-19 infections countywide and on the barrier island during the past week were nearly identical ...

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Florida city similar to Vero foils cyberattack on water utility

A hacker tried to poison the drinking water at a utility plant at Oldsmar, Fla., a city the ...