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Albert Einstein

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George R. Bach

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Mother Teresa

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Community leaders breathing new life into heart of Gifford

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To many on the outside Gifford is a high-crime, high-poverty African-American community between the cities of Vero Beach and Sebastian. To many on the inside, it is a steadfast community… aware of its problems but tenaciously

Achievement gap in schools getting worse

The achievement gap between black and white students in the Indian River County School District is getting worse, not better, according to 2016-17 Florida Standards Assessment data released by the district.

Marine Bank & Trust continues its support of Leadership Indian River County’s Minority Scholarship Program

Marine Bank President and CEO Bill Penney with Indian River County Minority Scholarship Recipient Jonnie Mae Perry of..

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