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Talkin' trash
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In 1992, police shot and killed a rampaging circus elephant during a stop in Palm Bay. The story made national headlines. The remains of the 8,000-pound animal, however, were left out of newspapers. They lie in the mountains of garbage that make up Brevard County's largest landfill, the ...
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Celebrate the season at annual beachside festival
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INDIALANTIC - With a 30-year history in Brevard County, the Holy Name of Jesus Fall Festival is a crowd-pleasing event that attracts residents from the beachside area and beyond. This year's festival will run from Thursday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Holy Name campus, ...
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Fire fee may burn residents for $300 a year
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PALM BAY - It looks like Palm Bay residents will get burned by the city's proposed "fire fee." Despite complaints from numerous residents who say they can't afford the fire tax, the City Council is headed toward passing the annual fee to fund t...
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Spike it!
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Viera High School player Nicki Fisher reaches high for the spike during her freshman volleyball game against Melbourne. The Lady Hawks lost the first game, won the second but lost the third and the match to the Lady Bulldogs....
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Beachside students ship shoeboxes, letters to troops
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While most kids their age have been focused on their own Christmas lists, students at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School in Indialantic have spent the past few months collecting items for members of ...
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Strengthening community ties on agenda for new police chief
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SATELLITE BEACH - Strengthening the relationship between police officers and the community is one of Satellite Beach Police Chief Jeff Pearson's top priorities, and he's already taking steps to do so. Officially sworn in Aug. 1, Chief Pearson has had just enough time to get his fee...
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Three-piece band helps seniors recall good ol' days
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Nat Kaye remembers when his band performed at the famous Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach, playing "Big Band" music as elegantly dressed patrons danced to his tune. The band, Nat Kaye and His Orchestra, has played at the Hard...
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Melbourne police focus on reducing retail crime
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MELBOURNE - As the city with the largest concentration of business, medical and retail centers in Brevard County, Melbourne provides its police department with a unique challenge. Melbourne has such a large number of businesses - sho...
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Local Catholic school gets makeover
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One Melbourne-based Catholic school has a fresh and updated look, thanks to the support of church parishioners and community donations. Established in 1953, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School off Fee Avenue in M...
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Habitat for Humanity copes with fewer donations
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WEST MELBOURNE - During the nation's economic crisis, Habitat for Humanity has encountered some difficulty in funding and building homes for needy families in Brevard County. Since it launched in 1985 in Brevard County, Habitat for Humanity has built h...
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No better way to see it all on the Space Coast
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I wouldn't consider myself the adventurous type, especially when heights are involved. Skydiving terrifies me and on family ski trips, I close my eyes going up the lifts. So when I found myself stepping into a parachute, ready to board an open-cockpit biplane, I expected to be nervous. Instead, I couldn...
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Ace instruction
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Florida Tech tennis team member Elizabeth Hensley instructs Ryan Brown, 11, of Micco and Braden Majors, 9, of Melbourne during the Second Annual Aces for Autism Tennis Exhibition at the Kiwi Tennis Club in Indian Harbour Beach. The event was a fundraiser for Florida Tech's Scott Center for Autism Treatment. The FI...
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Survey: Residents satisfied with Waste Management collection
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PALM BAY - Palm Bay residents overwhelmingly approve of the service being provided by Waste Management Inc., the company that won the city's contract for trash pickup service. A poll taken of 558 Palm Bay residents on Oct. 1 and 2 indicates that 79 percent of city r...
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Charges dropped against Palm Bay man
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PALM BAY - Brevard County authorities have dropped all charges against a Palm Bay man who was charged with arson for allegedly setting a spate of woodland fires. The Brevard County State Attorney's Office said it will not prosecute Ralph David Atkins, 52, of 1580 Toy Street, who was charged with four count...
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