FORT PIERCE — Indian River State College (IRSC) was named today as a top-ten national finalist for the prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. This marks the third time IRSC has been selected as a top ten finalist. In 2017, the [...]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY- Villafranco and Garcia, a local personal injury law firm, have announced a new domain name and updated website for their practice. The law office, located in Port St. Lucie serves the entire Treasure Coast. The new domain is villafrancogarcia.com. Updates on the website include new graphics, new contact page, updated community page [...]
FORT PIERCE — Sharon Engle, the longtime assistant to the director at the Sunrise Theatre, will serve as the theater’s interim director while a search is conducted to replace John Wilkes, Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms said today. Mimms on April 23 presented Wilkes, 65, a letter of termination from his $128,000-year-job effective today. [...]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — When she was named Youth of the Year at Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County, Rebecca Jacques knew she would have to do a lot of public speaking. She just didn’t know her public appearances would include one in which she shared the stage with author and TV personality [...]
FORT PIERCE — John Wilkes, executive director of the Sunrise Theatre since 2007, is leaving his position effective Monday after receiving a termination notice from City Manager Nick Mimms. Wilkes said in an email sent to friends and associates Thursday night that Mimms notified him during a meeting with him April 23 that he was [...]
VERO BEACH — On April 23 Rehmann’s Vero Beach, FL office hosted its third annual Indian River State College (IRSC) Chef Challenge at Quail Valley River Club. The event offered students an opportunity to showcase their culinary talents to win a scholarship. Students were divided into four groups of two and were required to create [...]
JENSEN BEACH — RUSH Jensen Beach is teaming up with St. Lucie County’s Reading Council to celebrate the success of the Young Authors in our community. RUSH is providing 150 certificates for the organization to distribute to the Young Authors. The Young Author Program encourages creativity and provides support to school-specific writing initiatives, schools may [...]
PORT ST. LUCIE — The board of directors of the Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County (EDC) appointed Amy Brunjes as chairwoman last week, the first woman to lead the organization in its 18-year history. As regional manager for external affairs for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Brunjes is responsible for managing issues [...]
VERO BEACH — A strong woman does not let tragedy tear her to shreds but instead accomplishes great things even though she is torn apart inside. That is exactly what Anne Lanier did when she tragically lost her daughter Becky from medical complications due to an eating disorder. Although her life was turned upside down [...]
2018 Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductee Nancy Hopper speaks to IRSC student-athletes at the College’s annual Athletics Awards Banquet. Hopper was recognized for her outstanding accomplishments as an alumni and former IRSC volleyball player, her 15 years of service at John Carroll High School, and the impact recruits from her high-school program have had on [...]