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• The city’s temporary ordinance allows leashed dogs on beaches from 4th Street South to the north side of Murkshe Park, from 6 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
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• The Brevard County School Board approved Mark Mullins’ contract Tuesday. The new superintendent will start on August 11.
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• Sleepy commercial truck drivers traveling through central Florida will soon get help finding a place to rest. The Florida Department of Transportation said drivers often don’t know if parking spots are available and rest areas and weigh stations have limited spots.
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• Brevard County teachers are getting small raises. The union and district agreed to a 1.3 percent increase.
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• The National Disaster Medical System has been activated in Brevard County due to Hurricane Matthew.
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• The Brevard County School Board voted 3-2 to expand its non-discrimination policy to include protections for LGBT students and staff.
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• The Coast Guard is warning boaters off Brevard County to watch out for missing shipping containers. Aircraft are searching for up to 25 containers that fell off a barge heading to Puerto Rico Sunday from the Jacksonville area. Crews are offloading all of the remaining containers to see exactly what’s missing.
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• A lithium battery maker in Brevard County is looking to expand its operations and create nearly a thousand new jobs. The company, Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, makes batteries for everything from golf carts, to power tools, to radio controlled vehicles.
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• Brevard county officials voted in favor of an $8 million incentive package for aerospace manufacturing. It’s called “Project Panther”, and promises to add 330 jobs with the average salary of $89,000.
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