Waiting in line can be tedious! Why not vote early? 

Early Voting Dates and Times:
Early Voting: October 22nd – November 3rd Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Including Sundays,

October 28th – Hours: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

November 4th – Hours: 7:00 am –3:00 pm

Early Voting Locations in St Lucie County

Orange Blossom Business Center
4132 Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce

Zora Neale Hurston Library
3008 Avenue D, Fort Pierce

Port St. Lucie Community Center
2195 SE Airoso Blvd, Port St. Lucie

Port St. Lucie Civic Center
9221 SE Civic Center Pl, Port St. Lucie

Paula A. Lewis Library
2950 SW Rosser Blvd, Port St. Lucie

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Happy 4th of July from Kitterman Woods!

Please remember fireworks are not permitted anywhere within our community.  If you are looking for a festive Independence Day event,    check out the following:

• the Civic Center will be having Freedom Fest from 2pm to 10pm on July 4, 2017. A family-friendly Fourth of July tradition in Port St. Lucie for many years, Freedom Fest is one of the city’s biggest annual social events.
• The Freedom Fest VIP Party: 7-9:30 p.m. July 4. Buffet in the Emerald Ballroom, access to our Plaza Boardwalk to enjoy music, cash bar, a kids corner and front row fireworks seating. Event is limited to 250 VIP guests. Port St. Lucie Civic Center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place. $30 adults; $10 kids ages 4-12; and free ages 3 and younger. 772-807-4488;
• Stars over St. Lucie: 6-9:30 p.m. July 4 at the Fort Pierce City Marina Square. There will be music by the 40-piece Air National Guard Band, a 40-piece military band, food, beer with the fireworks starting at 9 p.m.
• St. Lucie Mets game: The St. Lucie Mets take on the Charlotte Stone Crabs at 6:30 p.m. July 4 at First Data Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd., Port St. Lucie. There will be fireworks after the game. Buy tickets at the First Data Field box office or at www.stluciemets.com. For more information, call 772-871-2115.

Thank you for continuing to make our community beautiful. Be safe and enjoy!

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Indian River State College ranked among the top three among 1,000 schools considered for national recognition by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy-studies organization based in Washington, D.C.

IRSC was named as a finalist-with-distinction of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, earning the school $100,000, the organization announced Tuesday.

The selection is a tremendous honor, and a recognition of the faculty, staff and administration’s commitment to students, Edwin Massey, IRSC president, said in a Florida Department of Education news release.

“IRSC was particularly commended as an example of outstanding responsiveness to business and community needs,” Massey said. “Above all else, it’s the perseverance of our students that inspires us to continuous improvement.”

The college stood out for strong three-year graduation and transfer rates for all students, 49 percent compared to 39 percent nationally, and underrepresented minorities, 43 percent compared to 34 percent nationally, according to the Aspen Institute.

Further, the U.S. Department of Education ranked IRSC as the third-most-affordable college in the nation, and the college does exemplary work developing guided degree and career pathways, according to the Aspen Institute.

“Indian River State College excels at providing a top-notch education for its students that is deeply aligned to the needs of employers in its region,” Joshua Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, said in a news release.

The $1 million Aspen Prize is awarded every two years as a recognition for community colleges excelling in four areas: student learning; certificate and degree completion; employment and earnings; and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students, according to the organization.

Lake Area Technical Institute in South Dakota took home $600,000 as the 2017 Aspen Prize winner. Broward College also was named a finalist-with-distinction and received $100,000. Two other top-10 finalists received $100,000 as “Rising Star” awards for improvements in student degree completion, according to the organization.

For more information: http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/education/indian-river-state-college/2017/03/14/indian-river-state-college-wins-100000-award-finalist/99181574/ 

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