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Residents hold vigil in memory of slain teen
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MARTIN COUNTY - The notes of Ronald McCode's soprano saxophone's "Hallelujah" climbed to the rafters at St. Paul AME Church. The song of praise leads to another, this time, a call for peace. Delores Matheny's rendition of "Let There Be Peace on Earth," engages the entire congregation, and by the time she sings "A...
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House of Hope expands Indiantown services
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MARTIN COUNTY - A new, larger office in Indiantown means House of Hope can now offer more services to its low-income clients, many of whom face financial crisis. The nonprofit, which works to fight hunger and poverty in Martin County, opened a new branch on March 20 at 155...
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Touching encouraged
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Featured artist Horst Mueller takes Karyn Heath on a tour of his artwork that is created with the intention of having patrons touch it to appreciate the textures and patterns of his work. The art was on display at the Artists 4 A Cause open house at their new location in Stuart....
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Attorney eyes District 1 commission seat
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MARTIN COUNTY - Henry Copeland, a Jensen Beach attorney and real estate sales associate, wants to be the next District 1 representative on the Martin County Commission. Mr. Copeland faced incumbent Doug Smith in 2008, when he lost by 187 votes. He is fiscally conservative and a member of the Martin County Republica...
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Workers dredge 50 percent more sand from inlet
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MARTIN COUNTY - Favorable conditions that put its work ahead of schedule allowed contractors dredging the St. Lucie Inlet to remove 50 percent more sand than planned. Norfolk Dredging Company of Virginia undertook the project Jan. 24 on behalf of Martin County com...
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Students win iPads in healthy eating promotion
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MARTIN COUNTY - Three students took home expensive new iPad2 devices, thanks to a promotion that focused on healthy eating at Martin County schools. Students from Jensen Beach Elementary, South Fork High and Stuart Middle School each took home an iPad, valued at about $400. Jensen Beach fourth grader Jerell Marshal...
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Leader of Year credited with bringing media giant to region
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MARTIN COUNTY - The Economic Council of Martin County has named Stuart businessman and owner of a public relations firm, Tom McNicholas, its Leader of the Year. And among the accolades for Mr. McNicholas was credit for helping bring Digital Domain Media Group to the Treasure Coast. That company, which works on visu...
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Phantom of the Opera
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Janell Gray performs as Carlotta in the opening of 'The Phantom of the Opera' during the Martin County High School production last weekend. The performances took place at Jensen Beach High School as the theater at MCHS is under renovations from recent fire damage....
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Woman charged with murdering boyfriend
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MARTIN COUNTY - An argument between a man and a woman led to the man being fatally stabbed, Martin County authorities said last week. Arnetha Summers McIntyre, 49, 5068 S.E. Lisban Circle, was arrested March 27 and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Kenneth Harris. Ms. McIntyre was originally charged wi...
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Tri-meet at South Fork
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South Fork High School athletes Matthieu Birdens (11.74), Lorenz Velasco (11.90) and Rico Pierre (11.74) take the top three spots in the 100-meter event at a tri-meet between Lincoln Park Academy, Martin County High School and host, South Fork High School Tuesday, March 27....
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