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Teenager earns pilot's license
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Through hard work and the help of the community he lives in, 17-year-old Jordan Hardison earned his private pilot license on Oct. 5. The date is a milestone for Jordan, as that is also the day he turned 17, making the new private pilot the youngest the Federal Aviation Authority allows. W...
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Event to focus on survivors of abuse
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FORT PIERCE - When Mindy Fetterman, a sexual assault survivor, began organizing an event in downtown Fort Pierce to focus attention on domestic violence and sexual assault, some urged her to avoid the night of Friday Fest. But the throngs of people drawn by the monthly downtown event are exactly what Ms. ...
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Hitting the finish line
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Jessica Addorisio of Palm City and Dan McCarty School Prinicpal Mimi Hoffman of Fort Pierce, share the finish line to complete the Beach to Bar 5K from Stuart Beach to Carson's Tavern Saturday, Nov. 26. The event raised more than $8,000 for cystic fibrosis....
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City commission awards grants to nonprofits
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FORT PIERCE - After much discussion, the Fort Pierce City Commission voted unanimously to award eight nonprofit groups in the city with reimbursement grants totaling 70,000. A community wide council made up of city residents chose the groups. The groups receiving funding were: Art Mundo, Club Utilitas, Fort...
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Lighting the way towards a cure
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Frank Hotz of Port St. Lucie launches a lantern at Abingdon of Tradition to honor and recognize those fighting Alzheimer's Tuesday, Nov. 15. More than 50 lanterns were released, leaving a trail across the sky over Tradition....
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Construction to begin on community center
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PORT ST. LUCIE - About a year from now, Port St. Lucie residents will not only have a new community center to enjoy, but new classrooms for Indian River College students to use. The council unanimously awarded a contract to build the center to Kast Construction at its Nov. 14 meeting. Kast's bid of slightly...
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Tri-Rail stops in Port St. Lucie
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Model railroad enthusiast John Siringo gives a lesson to Alyssa Solis, 8, and Jane Bibee of Port St. Lucie on how to move the replica Tri-Rail train across the elaborate mini-villages and tracks at the Treasure Coast Model Railroad annual open house on Thanksgiving weekend....
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Gavel passed as new leadership begins on county commission, school board
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - There will be the same faces on city and county boards, they'll just be sitting in different seats. During November meetings, both the St. Lucie County Commission and the St. Lucie County School Board passed the gavel and named new chairs. The school board held its reorganization meeting ...
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Deputy recognized for undercover work
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - When a then-27-year-old St. Lucie County detective attended high school last year, he attended classes, took tests and did homework. But the detective, whose name is being withheld, didn't attend school for educational purposes. He was there to combat what was perceived as a growing dru...
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Helping those in need
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The Health Occupations Students of America at Port St. Lucie High School raised $1,008 to present to Teddy and Alexandra Sanders of Calvary Compassion Church to allow them to purchase 84 turkeys for families of students at Garden City Elementary School and C.A. Moore Elementary School this Thanksgiving....
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