Melbourne Beachsider

$200K upgrade for popular park called ‘win-win’

Users of Oars and Paddles Park in Indian Harbour Beach are applauding nearly $200,000 in improvements recently approved ...

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County may try to salvage ‘green’ if golf course hits financial rough

Local golfers don’t want Spessard Holland Golf Course messed with, or privatized. And they definitely don’t want it ...

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WEED WHACKED: POT SHOPS BANNED ON BARRIER ISLAND

The six local elected boards and councils with jurisdiction over Brevard’s south barrier island from the Sebastian Inlet ...

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Satellite Beach: 60 years young – and thriving

The 60th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Satellite Beach, to be held Nov. 4, marks ...

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Schools, teachers at impasse on pay hikes

Brevard Public Schools and the union that represents the county’s approximately 5,000 teachers remain at an impasse over ...

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Buckets of unneeded rain dumped on South Brevard

The low-pressure system called Invest 99L camped out over South Brevard County on Sunday bringing an estimated six ...

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Vacant town manager post attracts 10 applicants

The search for a new Melbourne Beach town manager to replace Tim Day progressed to the next level ...

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Beachside towns waive permit fees for storm recovery

In a gesture of goodwill, authorities in most beachside towns and in the county have waived fees on ...

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Use of drones to assess storm damage on rise

As Hurricane Irma approached, barrier island residents took photographs of property and valuables in case they came home ...

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In drastic measure, sewage released into lagoon

Faced after Hurricane Irma with the very real prospect of millions of gallons of waste backing up into ...

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Confusion reigns as customers swamped with utility alerts

The past two weeks, barrier island utility customers have been bombarded with a flurry of alerts about their ...

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Former teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

Former Satellite High School science teacher and Eastern Florida State College professor Charles Krininger II has pleaded not ...