St. Lucie County coaches upset by proposed budget cuts
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by TCPalm.comST. LUCIE COUNTY — Proposed cuts to the St. Lucie County School District athletic budget have coaches and athletes alarmed.
The proposed $1 million decrease in the county athletic budget for next year announced Thursday means coaches will be working with less funding.
But what is even more alarming to coaches, is the elimination of feeder programs, which help develop players before they hit the varsity level. (more…)
Teen shot at school bus stop dies
Monday, March 9th, 2009 by Ana X. CeronFORT PIERCE — Torenda Youngblood stood outside his rust-colored house on Monday morning and tried to make sense of the death of his son.
The son who did what he was told, the father remembered. The son who was supposed to join the Navy after he was done with school. The son who was his namesake.
Torenda Youngblood Jr. died Monday morning after he was shot at his bus stop on the corner of Avenue K and N. 22 Street. He was 16.
He was also the city’s second homicide this year, and the fourth victim of a shooting since early Saturday.
“That is unusual,” Deputy Chief of Police James Nygaard said on Monday. “This has been a challenging weekend.”
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