Fort Pierce South News

The St. Lucie County Mosquito Control and Coastal Management Services Department staff will hold an informal question and answer session at the Fort Pierce Jetty Boardwalk on April 18 at 10 a.m. to discuss the emergency beach protection project.

Driving over the bridge to Fort Pierce South Beach, the first sights are the waste treatment plant sitting on the edge of the Indian River Lagoon and a vast, abandoned stretch of land along the waterfront with little more than weeds and broken driveways in what used to be a mobile home park.

The Fort Pierce South Beach Association recently awarded St. Lucie County Coastal Engineer Richard Bouchard with its annual Islander Award.

TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADERS: Residents of Fort Pierce can find out about the upcoming State Road A1A road project at 7 p.m. Thursday during the annual meeting of the Fort Pierce South Beach Association at Chapel by the Sea.

POLICE said a Florida man flew into a rage after losing an arm-wrestling match, driving at several people in his pickup truck and pointing a rifle at the head of the man who beat him.