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Homeowners urged to review updated FEMA flood maps

Newly-updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) could mean costly flood insurance will be ...

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Walk of the town: New sidewalks on busy A1A stretch

Residents living on the east side of the intersection of State Road A1A and Pineda Causeway finally have ...

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Activist sees ‘progress’ on Mid-Reach sand dispute

Undaunted after coming up empty-handed in a quest to halt the dumping of what he calls “muddy sand” ...

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Where there’s smoke … there’s utility testing

When it comes to important utility testing beginning in Satellite Beach neighborhoods, “smoke” coming from private sewer lines ...

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In wake of sewage fiasco, county puts $12M into updates

Brevard County utilities officials hope a $12 million series of updates to the South Beaches’ sewer system will ...

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School Board, citing safety, OK’s $185K annually for armored cars

Amid concerns about finding money for school security, Brevard Public Schools will pay $185,060 a year for an ...

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Local boy makes good … on dream to fly

Back in the early 1990s, a little Chinese food shop along Indialantic’s Fifth Avenue did a lot of ...

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Brevard votes to get out of the golf business

Brevard County government will have shed its unprofitable golf course operations completely, possibly by late summer, if officials ...

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Measure may limit public’s beach access

The future of beach-going in Florida is at stake as legislators have approved a bill which potentially removes ...

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School flack out of place scolding worried parents?

COMMENTARY — One of the first rules of public relations – right behind being truthful and transparent – ...

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Indialantic voters OK stormwater bond

Indialantic voters casting ballots by mail approved a $3 million bond issue by a 2-to-1 margin last week, ...

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SatBeach High hit hard by student’s death

Satellite High School students and staff are reeling from the recent death of sophomore Derek Fortmayer. Fortmayer, 15, ...