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70,000 county residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

More than 70,000 Indian River County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of ...

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Ex-School Board member Justice in Beachland ruckus

Former School Board member Tiffany Justice raised a ruckus at Beachland Elementary last week, seeking special treatment for ...

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Surfsedge homes sell at record pace during pandemic

When real estate developers from Florida’s Gulf Coast bought a 5.2-acre tract of land in Indian River Shores ...

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Sebastian high school swimmer headed for Olympic trials

On a recent Saturday morning, at an elite competition in St. Petersburg, Florida that would turn out to ...

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Flood insurance premiums headed higher for ‘equity’

A new Biden Administration plan to make flood insurance rates promote “equity in action” could drastically increase premiums ...

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Construction boom puts pressure on county building department

The sizzling-hot, local real estate market has put a strain on the county’s Building Division, where the staff ...

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New COVID-19 cases here decline; hospitalizations also down

As COVID-19 shots opened up to anyone age 18 and older (16 and older for the Pfizer vaccine) ...

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VNA nurses now visiting homebound seniors to give COVID-19 vaccinations

In the frantic first weeks of COVID-19 vaccine availability, a subset of Vero’s seniors were spared the frustration ...

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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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New stormwater fees could equate to 12 percent tax hike

The Vero Beach City Council was set to move forward this week with the next step of imposing ...

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Andres Duany kept on to help city finalize riverfront plan

The Vero Beach City Council has approved another contract for consulting services with architect and urban planner Andres ...

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Cleveland Clinic adds physicians to hospital staff

Even as Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has coped with COVID-19, its leadership has continued to look beyond ...