Archive for March 9th, 2008

Courts, Medicaid next cuts in budget

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Florida's budget crisis could hit health care and the justice system hard.

Beachside pastor serves as chaplain in Iraq

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
John Jay Bergstresser, 44, a Cocoa Beach pastor who is also a reservist lieutenant commander in the Navy, is serving a one-year deployment ministering to Marines and sailors in a wide area of Iraq.

Port St. John pupils divided by gender

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Forty-three Enterprise Elementary fifth-graders are learning in all-boys and all-girls classes this year in an experiment on single-gender education, a growing state and national trend.

Mardi Gras charms all ages

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Fun for adults remains, however, with the Saturday night street party and parade. The carnival and other family events, including a "Mardi Paws," sponsored by the Central Brevard Humane Society, continues today.

Church backs Pastor Jay’s mission

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Pastor John Jay Bergstresser's mission in Iraq has become the mission of his Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Cocoa Beach.

Cops focus patrol on bad drivers

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
A special aggressive driving unit of Melbourne Police Department tracked down a habitual traffic offender wanted in connection with a drunken driving accident.

High school teams compete in mock trials

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Four Brevard County schools and one from Seminole County made legal arguments in 18th Circuit Mock Trial Tournament at the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Justice Center in Viera, in hopes of making it to the state competition.

Work to start on BMX track

Sunday, March 9th, 2008
About 25 people attended a groundbreaking at the site of a future BMX bicycle track Saturday in Palm Bay.