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Finalists for School-Related Employee of Year selected
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- On the morning of Jan. 9, three St. Lucie County school employees were surprised when an entourage of district staff led by Superintendent Michael Lannon informed them they were finalists for the district's 2013 St. Lucie County School-Related Employee of the Year award. Stephanie Ludwig...
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Cancer patient receives financial help from strangers
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PORT ST. LUCIE -- When a friend or loved one gets sick, people step up to help in different ways. And when Port St. Lucie resident Tom Zarnawski III became ill and was diagnosed with goblet cell cancer, his friend, Ian Treacy, wanted to do he what he could. The cancer is rare and treatment for it can be exp...
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Events honor civil rights leader
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- Events all over the county this week and over the coming weekend will honor the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. This year's theme for the week-long celebration is "Reaching Beyond the Dream," and it kicked off with an opening reception on Jan. 11 at the Indian River Stat...
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Cobras prevail in District 12-7A matchup
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Fort Pierce Central High's Josh Knight (No. 4) makes a jump shot in a district 12-7A game against the Port. St. Lucie High Jaguars. The Cobras won with a final score of 62-51 at Cobra Stadium on Friday, Jan. 11....
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City police investigate hate crime
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PORT ST. LUCIE -- A family in Port St. Lucie came home on Jan. 3 to find not only had their home been broken into, but racially offensive symbols and words were spray painted on the door, floor and walls of the residence. "During the investigation of the burglary, police found evidence of a hate crime in th...
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Creativity on display
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Marcy S. Purdy of Vero Beach demonstrates gyo taku at the Art Mundo art walk' in downtown Fort Pierce on Wednesday, Jan. 9. Gyo taku, a traditional form of Japanese fish painting that dates from the mid 19th century, was used by fishermen to record their catches....
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Walk draws awareness
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Anna Shindler, mother of Ethan James, of Port St. Lucie with her sister, Danni Stitt and her baby daughter at the second annual Ethan James memorial walk at Tradition's Town center on Saturday, Jan. 12. Proceeds from the walk will go to the Ethan James SIDS Research Foundation. Ethan died at 4-months, 24-days ol...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
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Friday, Jan. 18: A spelling bee will be held at C.A. Moore Elementary School in Fort Pierce at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19: An awards breakfast will be held at the IRSC public safety complex training in Fort Pierce, with guest speaker St. Lucie County Commissioner Kim Johnson from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. A Family f...
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Charter schools hold informational session together
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- On Jan. 8, the College Prep Academy of the Treasure Coast and the Renaissance Charter School teamed up to educate parents on what charter schools are all about and what programs they offer. This was the first time in the county that area charter schools worked together on this type of p...
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Help with his shot
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Eston Santoro, 11, of Fort Pierce gets a lift to the basket at the second annual free day of play hosted by I9 Sports and the PGA Center For Golf Learning and Performance at St. Lucie West on Saturday, Jan. 12. More than 1,500 people participated....
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City seeking funds to develop 'cultural district'
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FORT PIERCE -- With a grant application approved at a recent city meeting, Fort Pierce residents are one step closer to having a cultural district along Orange Avenue. The Fort Pierce City Commission unanimously approved the application at its last meeting in December. The program, called the "Our Town" gra...
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Getting chased by Cobras
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Dakota Meizenger (No. 32) of Port St. Lucie High's Jaguars, takes control of the ball in a district 12-7A game against Fort Pierce Central's Cobras. The Cobras won with a final score of 62-51 at home on Friday, Jan.11....
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Up & coming
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Party in park taking place Jan. 19 The 19th annual Party in the Park celebration will take place at the Fort Pierce Inlet State Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and the event will feature 40 environmental and community groups that dedicate their lives to preserve air, water, flora and fauna on the Treasure Coast. Enjoy complimentar...
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