32963 Features 32963 News

County reaches deal ending its efforts to block high-speed Brightline train

Indian River County has negotiated a $31.6 million deal that will end its expensive seven-year battle to halt ...

32963 Features 32963 News

End of an era: Two Charter High arts educators retiring

The county’s top-rated public high school, Indian River Charter High, is losing key leadership to retirement just as ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Historic Sebastian Inlet bridge will get major rehab or be replaced in five years

Construction on the repair or replacement of the Sebastian Inlet bridge is tentatively set to begin in the ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Pandemic produced a school year ‘like no other’

A student tested positive for COVID-19 at Storm Grove Middle School on the second-to-last day of classes as ...

32963 Features 32963 News

COVID-19 infections decline sharply here, but vaccinations are also down

The month of May brought a steep decline in COVID-19 cases here, and an even steeper decline in ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Chamber executive accused of ‘bullying’ School Board fired

John Corapi, the county Chamber of Commerce’s business retention manager, has been fired after the organization’s president investigated ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Elite Airways’ move from Vero is only temporary

Elite Airways President John Pearsall said he’s optimistic island travelers will continue to choose the convenience of his ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Revered Shores Mayor Tom Slater victim of COVID-19 pandemic

Former Indian River Shores Mayor Tom Slater’s death last week at age 76 serves as a stark reminder ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Five local lawyers seek to become Indian River Shores town attorney

Five local lawyers have applied to take up the mantle of Indian River Shores Town Attorney as the ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Former player on Vero girls soccer team sues for sex discrimination

A 20-year-old Moorings woman and her parents last week filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was the victim ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Brightline: Orlando to Tampa link ‘key’ to success of Florida rail project

Brightline officials at a May 19 press conference came close to admitting they need a rail connection between ...

32963 Features 32963 News

Downward trend in COVID-19 cases in public schools here

As the school year winds down – Friday is the last day – Superintendent David Moore, his staff, ...