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Florida teacher fired for giving zeros to students who didn't turn in their work
A Florida teacher has been fired for giving her students zeros for missing assignments.Diane Tirado has been a teacher for years. Most recently, she was an eighth-grade history teacher at Westgate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Diane recently gave her students two weeks to complete an Explorer notebook project, but several students simply didn't hand it in. Since there was zero work done, Diane gave them zeros.She got fired for it.The elementary school has a rule called the “no zero policy." The lowest possible grade that teachers can give students is a 50, even if they don't turn anything in.
New distribution center, company HQ coming to Southern Grove jobs corridor in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE — A 160,000-square-foot distribution facility could soon be coming to the Southern Grove jobs corridor, but this one could be different from others in the area: It also includes the unnamed company's corporate headquarters. In separate votes this week, the City Council and St. Lucie County Commission approved tax breaks...
Arraignment set for Fort Pierce City Manager
FORT PIERCE – A Sept. 26 court arraignment has been set for suspended Fort Pierce City Manager Nicholas Mimms to enter a plea to charges that he committed misconduct and illegally tampered with the bid process on the lease of two Avenue D vacant lots. 19th Circuit Judge Michael...
Itchko Ezratti’s GL Homes Celebrates Opening of Riverland’s First City Park
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Riverland’s Paseo Park, the first of several city parks to be built by GL Homes at Riverland, is now officially open in Port St. Lucie. Residents of Riverland and Port St. Lucie alike are
North Bridge grows to new heights
FORT PIERCE — If you make a commute over the Fort Pierce North Bridge, you’re keenly aware of the progress of the new bridge project. But you may not be aware of the details you don’t see along the way. For example, the sheer size of...
Manatee beaches in Fort Pierce, gets assist from Coast Guard, FWC
FORT PIERCE — A female manatee that got stranded Friday on a sandbar in Fort Pierce was helped back into the water by state and federal officials. The 9.5-foot mammal was rescued Friday afternoon by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Local residents had called the...
20 years ago, Hurricane Frances brought widespread damage to Treasure Coast
Sherry Lain said she came to Stuart in 1979 from Ohio, and Frances was her first hurricane experience here. Twenty years ago, Lain, now 65, stayed with friends nearby in a newly-built home they knew was hurricane strength as the storm struck. The second of four hurricanes to make landfall in Florida in...
Fort Pierce detours: State Road A1A, North Causeway Bridge closure begins next week
Expect detours at the intersections of State Road A1A, U.S. 1 and Old Dixie Highway near North Hutchinson Island to last about two years. The closure begins at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, and is expected to last until about 2026, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Eastbound and westbound SR A1A...
PSL, county provide incentives for WPB firm
ST. LUCIE COUNTY – Both Port St. Lucie and county officials recently approved an economic incentive package for an existing West Palm Beach wholesale distributor to relocate to the Southern Groves Jobs Corridor and create 121 new jobs. St. Lucie County Economic Development Council Senior Vice President Wes McCurry...
Veterans turning 100 years old
PORT ST. LUCIE — Retired World War II veterans Chief Warrant Officer Francis O’Connell and Petty Officer Edward J. Courtois were surrounded by a gathering of local dignitaries, friends, relatives, and fellow residents of the Ardie R. Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Tradition as they celebrated their milestone 100th birthdays.
FPUA wins $28 million more for plant relocation
FORT PIERCE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection recently awarded the Fort Pierce Utility Authority $28 million to help pay for the redirection of wastewater flows from the current treatment plant on South Hutchinson Island to the new plant under construction on Energy Lane.
Martin County Townhouses and Condos 2024 2nd Quarter Report
Martin County Townhouses and Condos 2024 2nd Quarter Report. Click the image below to view the full details of the Martin County Townhouses and Condos Quarterly Report as reported by Florida Realtors. For the Martin County townhouses and condos real estate market sales volume was down for the quarter. Prices...
'Nobody wants to see people living on the street': Veteran cleans up homeless encampment in Martin County
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A group of volunteers, led by a local U.S. Army veteran, plans to clean up a homeless camp in Stuart over the weekend. John Rourke, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and now lives in Martin County, is serving the local community. "Cleaning...
Join Us for the City of Fort Pierce Community Cleanup - September 28, 2024
The City of Fort Pierce Public Works Department, in collaboration with the Keep Fort Pierce Beautiful Board, is thrilled to announce our next Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 28, 2024. This citywide event is a wonderful opportunity for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to come together and make a...
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