During Tuesday's Indian River Board of County Commissioners Meeting, The Commission unanimously elected Deryl Loar and Laura Moss Chair and Vice Chair respectively. Other highlights included (with timestamps): A proclamation celebrating the life and legacy of Joe Idlette Jr. , a local civil rights pioneer, Korean War veteran, and son of a sharecropper who led peaceful school desegregation efforts and was the first African-American elected to the Indian River County School B

This past Monday, John Cotugno secured a fourth term as Mayor of Vero Beach, with Taylor Dingle being elected Vice Mayor. Cotugno was re-elected mayor in a 3-2 vote by City Council. Linda Moore , founder of Kilted Mermaid and the Downtown Vero Beach Mural Art Project , voluntarily stepped down from her role as Vice Mayor due to increased responsibilities outside of City Council before nominating Dingle to replace her, stating that she wanted to hand the role off to someone

Following the enthusiastic response to our “ Get to Know Your County Commissioners ” series, we’re excited to announce all videos in the Meet Your City Council series have been released. Just like the previous series, this new one, in conversation with Morgen Reynolds , aims to help you put faces to names and get to know your City leaders on a more personal level.   Remember, having a Vero Beach mailing address doesn’t always mean you’re a City voter—about 100,000 Indian Rive

We're excited to announce Indian River County Property Appraiser Wesley Davis, CFA will be joining us for Let's Talk Agriculture on Wednesday, December 3 at Riverside Theatre. Davis will join fellow panelists Tony Cho (ChoZen Center for Regenerative Living), County Commissioner Laura Moss and Louis Schacht (Schacht Groves) for a discussion on the future of agriculture and land use in Indian River County. Moderated by Baerbel O'Haire , expect a lively discussion on how f

Tony Cho Co-Founder ChoZen Center for Regenerative Living Laura Moss County Commissioner District 5 Louis Schacht Owner and Manager Schacht Groves RSVP for Let's Talk Agriculture Wednesday, December 3 Riverside Theatre Doors open at 5PM for complimentary gourmet sandwiches and cash bar Program begins at 5:30 PM and concludes at 7PM A panel discussion about preserving Indian River County’s agricultural legacy and building a resilient, local food future.   Panelists to date are

Last week the Clearpath development team was officially authorized to begin negotiations with the City; a phase expected to last approximately 120 days. Exactly six years ago, DPZ CoDESIGN was hired to engage the community on what they wanted to see for this parcel. It was the largest public input process ever undertaken in the City, resulting in what has been affectionately dubbed "the standing ovation" plan, which informed the final plan. It bears repeating -- while Three