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6 local schools, including Beachland, get better grades

Academic achievement at several Indian River County schools showed improvement this year, but schools with large African-American and ...

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Computer crash forces doctors to cancel entire week of appointments

Hundreds of island residents had their doctors’ appointments canceled last week after a computer crash almost completely shut ...

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Lawnwood undertakes $100 million expansion

Lawnwood Regional Med-ical Center is getting a major infusion of funds that could speed up construction of its ...

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Hospitals gain new freedom to expand after repeal of certificate of need law

When Gov. Rick DeSantis signed the repeal of Florida’s certificate of need laws last month, the expansion plans ...

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School anti-violence program will be expanded in the coming year

A dogged effort by leaders of the Mental Health Association has resulted not only in renewed funding but ...

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Proposed Sebastian annexation opposed by county officials, environmentalists and IRNA

County officials, environmentalists and the Indian River Neighborhood Association are up in arms over proposed annexation of a ...

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New rail bridge seen diminishing Old Florida ambiance

It’s hard to imagine anyone in Indian River County being more affected by the Virgin Trains USA passenger ...

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School district wasted $750K on deseg fight

During the past three years, the school district under Superintendent Mark Rendell wasted three quarters of a million ...

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Laura Riding Jackson house is on the move, heading for new home

History was on the move last week as sections of poet Laura Riding Jackson’s 110-year-old Florida Cracker house ...

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John’s Island launches recycling effort for soft plastics

The 1,400-member John’s Island Club has launched a new initiative to help residents and staff properly recycle soft ...

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New texting while driving law seen very difficult to enforce

A new Florida law that went into effect Monday allows police to pull over and issue citations to ...

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Moorings resident a winner in big rock marlin fishing contest

Moorings resident James Luihn and his crew aboard the Donna Mae caught a 569.9-pound blue marlin to take ...