The timing could not have been worse.The same week a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report revealed former Martin County School District employees might have accepted bribes from a contractor, county government officials are facing accusations that they improperly awarded an $8.7 million contract for a new aquatics complex.It’s the kind of thing that makes taxpayers suspicious.Even if no …

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01/28/10 –Merritt Island, Fl — Photo By Christina Stuart /FLORIDA TODAY– JBHS at MIHS SOCCER — Merritt Island High School girls soccer player Olivia Berry, right, and Jensen Beach’s Aubrie Strohmenger fight for the ball during their FHSAA Class …

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Kickoff party planned for Martin County dodgeball event Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) The event, which benefits the Martin Memorial in-patient oncology unit, is May 8 in the Jensen Beach High School gym. The kickoff allows players to register ..

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Russell Holloway Track Meet: Bessey Creek crests at top Sebastian Sun Bessey Creek Elementary School was the overall champion Saturday in the 26th annual Russell Holloway Track Meet at Jensen Beach High School.

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New ListingsLOOKING AHEADjanuary events South Florida Fair: Southern Boulevard, 1 mile west of Turnpike exit 97, Jan. 15-31

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STUART — Grants from the Florida Dairy Council under their Bucks for Breakfast program are meant to help students at two Martin County schools eat a good breakfast and do a better job. Jensen Beach High School and Indiantown Middle School received …

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STUART — Grants from the Florida Dairy Council under their Bucks for Breakfast program are meant to help students at two Martin County schools eat a good breakfast and do a better job.Jensen Beach High School and Indiantown Middle School received two of the 34 statewide grants. The money will be used for such items as a computer and a warming oven to keep the prepared breakfasts ready to serve …

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A former Port St. Lucie High School standout has been tabbed a pre-season All-America is baseball by two different groups.Mike McGee, a junior at Florida State, was named second team on the 2010 Louisville Slugger pre-season team, and third team on the 10th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pro-Line Athletic Preseason team.McGee was a productive two-way player for the …

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Frank Devens, a football coach who led Fair Lawn High School to two of its greatest seasons and whose strong personality suggested comparisons to the legendary Woody Hayes, died Tuesday. He was 79 and lived in Jensen Beach, Fla. The cause was cancer …

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Wrestling: Jensen Beach dominates County Duals Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) By staff report Jensen Beach High School's Mike Hess scores a 3-point near fall near the end of the first period of his 130-pound match against Dwyer's Ode …

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