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Residents await school board's decision on school closures
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VIERA -- Space Coast students, teachers and parents will have to wait until Feb. 12 to determine if four Brevard County public schools will be forced to close, leaving many residents both anxious and concerned. In front of a packed house on ...
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Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame opens physical wing
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BREVARD -- The Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame is now opening a stationary location to recognize Brevard athletes, who have received the honor of being named into the Hall of Fame. The grand opening ceremony for the Hall of Fame will take...
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Teacher of the Year overwhelmed with gratitude, support
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BREVARD -- The past week and a half has been a whirlwind for Brevard County's newest Teacher of the Year, Jason Schack, and one, he said, he would remember for years to come. "They've already sent me this giant package, so I can go on to compete in the Florida Teacher of the Year competition," said Mr. Schack, ...
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Easy as pie!
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Paige Schlenker, 10, of Melbourne is only allowed to use one hand to eat during the 'Key Lime Pie Eating Contest' at the Second Annual Florida Key Lime Pie Festival at Cocoa Village's Riverfront Park Saturday, Jan. 19. In addition to the pie-eating contest, crowds enjoyed a live alligator show, tiki-carving demonst...
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Rotary Club host first poker run for homeless vets
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BREVARD -- For the first time ever, the Indialantic Rotary Club is sponsoring a unique event that will help homeless veterans and their families. On Saturday, Feb. 16, the club will host a poker run, where motorcyclist from throughout the county will visi...
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All invited to attend a fairytale wedding
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BREVARD -- For the past 12 years, Cinderella has been renewing her vows to Prince Charming and inviting Brevard County residents to join in on the celebration. This year's "Cinderella Wedding" will be held at the David R. Schechter Center in Satellite B...
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Wait a minute...
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Fred Smith of Titusville tries to fool the judges by putting his unfinished pie on his head during the 'Key Lime Pie Eating Contest' at the Second Annual Florida Key Lime Pie Festival at Cocoa Village's Riverfront Park Saturday, Jan. 19. In addition to the pie-eating contest, crowds enjoyed a live alligator show, t...
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NASA to honor Columbia victims Feb. 1
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BREVARD -- For the 10th anniversary of the Columbia tragedy, NASA's Kennedy Space Center will honor the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia for a Day of Remembrance on Friday, Feb. 1. The event is hosted by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation to honor the families of NASA personnel, who died while furth...
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BCC unveils new program for students with disabilities
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BREVARD -- Thanks to a state grant, Brevard Community College will help give students with intellectual disabilities a better opportunity for living and working independently. In January, the college announced that it was the recipient of a $15,000 grant ...
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A presidential event
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Luther Radway of Palm Bay and Joyce Kennedy of West Melbourne pose with a cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama at the South Brevard Democratic Women's 2013 Inaugural Ball Monday, Jan. 21. Local residents gathered at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto Place to celebrate President Obama's inauguration with dinner and ...
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Local educator receives Catholic Teacher of the Year award
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BREVARD -- A local Catholic school educator was recently recognized as High School Teacher of the Year for the Diocese of Orlando. Daniel Ensell, campus minister and head of the religion department at Melbourne Central Catholic, took home "...
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Mother Nature's helpers
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Brothers Alexander, 6, and Evan, 5, Stipkopich of Grant rake algae out of a pond at the Ted Moorehead Lagoon House Saturday, Jan. 12, during its quarterly Ecoscape Day. Anglers for Conservation hosted the event meant to teach residents topics such as erosion control, shoreline planting and native plant landscaping....
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Pet of the week
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An 8-month-old Japanese bobtail kitten, 'Cali' is the 'purr-fect' pet of Patricia Littlefield of Titusville. When she's not taking a nap between her Shitzu stuffed animal pals, Cali can be found playing with her toys and 'helping' her mom with everything around the house....
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