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Dental clinic to offer free screenings for children
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Coming up on its year anniversary, the HANDS Pediatric Dental Clinic will undertake its largest event yet. The clinic will offer free oral health exams to all children at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Digital Domain Park in Port St. Lucie. "We've been planning this for about two months with the St. ...
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Council receives numerous proposals for teen programs
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The St. Lucie County Children's Services Council is expected to decide Sept. 8 whether to choose an organization other than Planned Parenthood to provide services for teenagers. For years, the Rev. Bryan Longworth, associate pastor of Covenant Church, and others have objected to any fun...
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City considers seeking more money from utility
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FORT PIERCE - The city of Fort Pierce and Fort Pierce Utilities Authority could be headed to court regarding the extent to which the city has control over the FPUA budget. Attorneys for both entities disagree over whether the Fort Pierce City Commission could decide, without a referendum, that the utility...
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Tiny mites take to the gridiron
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Greyhounds defender Antwan Jones (No. 75) tries to stop Julian Melendez (No. 44) of the Port St. Lucie Pirates during the opening game at Whispering Pines for the Pop Warner Tiny Mites league Saturday, Aug. 20 in Port St. Lucie....
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Special event weekend to promote businesses
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Over the past year, Port St. Lucie has held free business workshops in a variety of languages, lowered fees for contractors and businesses and sponsored workshops for real estate agents. Now it plans to waive fees for businesses in the city that want to hold a special event on the weekend o...
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City looks at helping landowners
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PORT ST. LUCIE - The Port St. Lucie City Council, meeting as the Port St. Lucie Community Redevelopment Agency, officially heard a proposal to include approximately 3,400 acres west of the city into its community redevelopment plan. The property is referred to as Southern Grove, and encompasses the land nex...
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Health expo to feature nonprofit groups
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Residents visiting Abingdon at Tradition to attend a health fair on Wednesday, Aug. 31 will quickly realize why it's been dubbed, "Not Your Typical Health Fair." This free event will feature a variety of nonprofit groups handing out information to the community, as well as a variety of acti...
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Heart screenings for students to be held
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PORT ST. LUCIE - A special heart screening being conducted by a Port St. Lucie nonprofit might save the life of a student athlete. Called "Know Your Heart: Student Screening 2011," the event will take place on Sept. 9 and 10 at St. Lucie West Centennial High School. It is being organized by the Jessica Clin...
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New building to bring more technology classes to Port St. Lucie
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PORT ST. LUCIE - A new building being constructed on the Indian River State College campus in Port St. Lucie will not only teach students the latest technologies, but also use some of those technologies itself. Called the STEM Center, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, the completed...
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City residents might see increased tax rate
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Citing the need to build up its reserves, the city council voted 3-2 to propose an increase in the property tax for the next budget year. The current tax rate is 5.4723 percent. If passed, the new tax rate would increase to 5.7289 percent, the suggested rollback rate. By raising the tax rat...
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School district, corporation begin 5-year partnership
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Faced with less state funding, more students and more needs, St. Lucie County's schools superintendent began looking for other sources of help. Superintendent Michael Lannon said he put out a request to see if any corporations or other entities would want to help St. Lucie County in certa...
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School opening goes smoothly in county
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - The first day of school went well on Monday, Aug. 22, but there were some small glitches. One parent at Samuel Gaines Academy in Fort Pierce said her son was put in third grade when he should have been in second. Then somehow he was put in first grade, she said. "He's averaging second,"...
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Technology allows sheriff's office to educate residents, deputies on safety
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - Over the last 10 years, computers, cell phones and other high-tech devices have integrated themselves into society. People of all ages, from all walks of life, now use technology on an almost-daily basis to improve or benefit their lives. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office has recogniz...
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Online tracking map monitors outages
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TREASURE COAST - On August 3 at 11 a.m., two houses experienced power outages on 43rd Avenue in Indian River County. At the same time, 38 people also dealt with lack of power in Martin County, 20 near Monterey Road and the other 18 just off Ocean Boulevard. This information - and more - has become available a...
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