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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 2/ISSUE 11
YOUR INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014
Three times a charm
Sheriff William Snyder
Secretary Darcy tours Indian River Lagoon Patrick McCallister Staff writer
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TREASURE COAST — Jo-Ellen Darcy is the latest state and federal official to take the tour. On Saturday, Jan. 11, Darcy, PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS
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who heads up the Army Corps of Engineers, took a helicopter tour stretching from Lake Okeechobee to the Indian River Lagoon to get a better understanding about the local ecology. Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-Palm Beach Gardens, gave the
United States Assistant Secretary of the Army the aerial tour. “It did put it in my mind the challenges we face,” she said in a press conference after the tour. The Army Corps of Engineers’
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Patrick McCallister Staff writer
pmccallister@YourVoiceWeekly.com
TREASURE COAST — Sheriff William Snyder just doesn’t like pillowcase burglars, and he’s mixing a bitter tonic for the sophisticated criminals to swallow. More felonies to face when they’re caught crossing county lines to ply their illicit work. If the Florida Legislature passes and Gov. Rick Scott approves legislation Sny-
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Photo illustration by Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Venezuelan tennis pro Andrea Gamiz returns a backhand during the opening rounds of the Tesoro Challenger 25K Women’s Open at Tesoro. For scores, results and scheduling visit www.tesorochallenger.com.
Sheriff pushes for law for county line protection