Author: Dave Berman, Florida Today

Port Canaveral is the first Florida port selected for the award, which its CEO calls “an exceptional honor for our port”

EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and ocean rescue employees will be eligible for the money, made possible by a federal CARES Act allocation to Brevard

But he cautions during Thursday’s biweekly county briefing on COVID-19 that there’s “a long way to go in that tunnel before we get to that light.”

In the last two weeks, Disney, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean also announced delays in their returns to sailing.

Commissioner Smith to designate CARES Act allocations to Health First, Brevard Zoo, USSSA

Lober plans to bring issue up at Thursday’s County Commission meeting of having one-time lump-sum payment of $1,500 apiece to BCFR first responders

Overall turnout was 80.4%, with turnout ranging from 88.5% in Melbourne Village to 74.6% in Cocoa

TUI Airways began selling tickets this month for the flights, as part of the plan to make Melbourne’s airport the Florida gateway for TUI UK.

Senate President Wilton Simpson said Mayfield has “institutional knowledge that is critical for helping guide major legislation through the process.”

The three new supervisors seek to redirect district’s financial focus away from golf course and toward developing other amenities in district.

Some of concerns raised by Posey and five other members of Congress in their letter to attorney general and secretary of state are under dispute.

National Geographic Travel describes the Space Coast as “a launchpad for wonders, both in the sky and in waters below.”

Announcement further impacts the return to sailing at Port Canaveral, as well as the debut of the port’s new $155 million Cruise Terminal 3

Sales are strong, although Roswell also has the option of increasing its production at facilities in Canada and China.

More than 1,000 athletes ages 50 and up are expected to compete in such sports as track, bowling, golf and swimming

Brevard tourism director says, with COVID-19, “considering everything we’ve been through, I’d say I’m a bit relieved that we did as well as we did”

CEO says increasing COVID-19 cases could have “detrimental effect” on people wanting to go back on cruises and on CDC clearing cruise ships to sail

Forty local arts and cultural organizations will be splitting up $175,000 in grants, after the plan was narrowly approved by the Brevard County Commission.
       

At stake is $175,000 in grants for 40 organizations and events, with the grants funded by Brevard County’s 5% tourist development tax on hotel rooms

As things stand now, Parrish, which operates a hospital in Titusville, will get $5 million in funding, but Health First, with four hospitals, won’t