Saint Lucie County, FL

Fast-growing Florida food service company coming to Tradition. Port St. Lucie/June 1 – Cheney Brothers, Inc., a family-owned broadline food distributor, has chosen Legacy Park at Tradition in Port St. Lucie as the home for its newest distribution center. The proposed 427,000-square-foot, $55 million facility will bring 380 new jobs...

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will begin the second phase of its project to removal shoal and sediment from the C-24 Canal in St. Lucie County on June 14. The project will stretch from State Road 70 to Orange Avenue west of Fort Pierce and is expected to last a year.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is well known to be an important asset to any community fortunate enough to have one. The Boys and Girls Club of St. Lucie County has been serving the Treasure Coast for over 25 years, changing lives and inspiring futures for kids from kindergarten through high school and beyond.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – The County Commission here voted unanimously June 1 to approve a 10-year ad valorem tax exemption and accompanying Job Growth Investment Grant to encourage West Palm Beach-based Cheney Brothers to build a 427,000-square-foot distribution facility here slated to employ nearly 400 workers at build-out. Both Port...

DOH-ST. LUCIE URGES RESIDENTS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM MOSQUITO- AND TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES. ST LUCIE COUNTY, FL- The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County (DOH-St. Lucie) is urging all residents and visitors, especially those that are spending time outdoors, to protect themselves from mosquito and tick bites this summer season. While most tick and mosquito bites are only an annoyance, sometimes these bites can be dangerous. Preventing bites reduces the risk of a person getting infected with a mosquito- or tick-borne disease.

St. Lucie Public Schools is starting off the summer by hosting vaccine clinics for students 12 and older at several campuses. On Wednesday, 400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were available at Fort Pierce Central High School. The clinic is open to the entire community, not just students and...

ST LUCIE COUNTY – Get out and explore St. Lucie County’s nature preserves before the Environmental Resources Department’s free guided hikes program wraps up for the season. This free program provides guided hikes on the county’s more than 11,000 acres of nature preserves covering everything from stargazing to kayaking. Based...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — St. Lucie Public Schools is partnering with Florida Community Health and CDR-Health to provide COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 12 years of age or older at selected school sites. Below is the schedule:. Participants don't need to pre-register and anyone 12 years of age or...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The library system here has become one of the first in Florida to pioneer a growing trend: eliminating fines for overdue books and other materials. The libraries previously charged patrons 10 cents a day for overdue items, up to $10. Existing fines were canceled when the policy went into effect May 5, but overdue notices still will be sent if borrowers are late returning their materials.