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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 ...

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Public school teachers to get promised pay raise

Indian River County’s 2,000 public school teachers will receive at least a 5 percent raise this year and ...

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Legislature trying again this year to preempt local regulation of vacation rental properties

The Indian River County Commission has joined the perennial battle in the state Legislature over the latest effort ...

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Nursing home let staff with COVID care for patients

In the lull between Vero’s summer and winter COVID-19 surges, and as families began to be able to ...

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Huge veterinary facility being built on west side of U.S. 1

A huge, state-of-the-art animal hospital and luxury pet boarding facility is coming to the west side of U.S. ...

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Mardy Fish Foundation tennis championships rescheduled from late April to mid-October

The 2021 Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships have been rescheduled from April to October, when tournament organizers ...

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Vero Isles residents seek deal with city in canal dispute

The Vero Beach City Council seems ready to make a deal to end complaints from Vero Isles property ...

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New COVID cases trend downward, but less on island

As Indian River County surpassed the 10,000 COVID-19 case mark last weekend, the number of new cases here ...

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Buyer emerges for historic Patio restaurant downtown

The Patio, the iconic Vero Beach restaurant that was closed and put up for sale in May, is ...

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Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club’s A1A tunnel idea not hit with all

Some members of The Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club Community Association are up in arms over the ...

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Multimillion marina makeover gets the OK

After years of complaints from boaters and residents about the dilapidated state of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina, ...

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Islander expert in emergency management sees politics hampering COVID-19 relief

In his long career working as an emergency management consultant and first responder, Paul Seldes says he had ...