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Merritt Island, Florida is located in Brevard County. Zip codes in Merritt Island, FL include 32953, 32954, and 32952. The median home price in Merritt Island is $225,900 which is roughly $92/per square foot. More Merritt Island information.

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47 min ago | Florida Today

Three Brevard attorneys honored for 50 years of service

Three Brevard County attorneys will be honored for serving 50 years in Florida. They are: Palmer W. Collins of Indialantic James W. Dawson of Merritt Island Joe Denton Matheny of Titusville The attorneys will be honored at a luncheon sponsored by The Florida Bar's Young Lawyers Division on June 28, according to a news release.

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5 hrs ago | Florida Today

Deputies seek man who robbed worker at Merritt Island insurance office

Brevard County deputies are searching for a man who fled a Merritt Island insurance office after a robbery today.

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5 hrs ago | Click Orlando

Man kidnaps, robs Aflac employee, returns victim to work

Local 6 News partner Florida Today reports that deputies said a man entered the Aflac Insurance Office at 2094 N. Courtenay Parkway, near the intersection with Skyline Boulevard on Merritt Island, and bound an unidentified employee, forcing the employee from the store at gunpoint.

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15 hrs ago | Florida Today

Entertainment best bets for Wednesday

Here are your entertainment best bets for Wednesday, June 19, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Florida Today

Entertainment best bets for Tuesday

Here are your entertainment best bets for Tuesday, June 18, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

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Florida Today

Toast of the Coast: Luau assists Volunteers in Medicine

You're in luck, because tickets are still available for Luau in the Himalaya, which last year was a hit.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Florida Today

Letter: Careless boaters lack concern for manatees

People are taking medium to larger motorized boats up the Pine Island Conservation Area inlet at high rates of speed, oblivious to the manatee group that has found a peaceful rest area.

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Florida Today

Lyn Dowling: Help! Seniors are seeking computer assistance

Reading your Help! column has been a godsend for us. One of the articles, which I saved but can no longer find, was about computer help.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Florida Today

Crews rescue person trapped after SR 528 wreck

Firefighters used the "jaws of life" to rescue a seriously injured person from a heavily damaged pickup truck after a crash Saturday night on State Road 528 on Merritt Island, Brevard County Fire Rescue Lt.

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Examiner.com

Six Poisonous snakes of Merritt Island that you should watch out for

A friend once told me that if you do not have your Floridian poisonous snakes memorized, then do not live in the state of Florida .

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Florida Today

Entertainment best bets Saturday

Here are your entertainment best bets for Saturday, June 15, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Florida Today

Dolphin rescued off Merritt Island

MERRITT ISLAND -- SeaWorld staff rescued an adult male bottlenose dolphin Thursday, stranded in the shallows of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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USA Today

School board irked over students' waning flag etiquette

It's both what students do - and don't do - when facing the American flag that unsettled Brevard School Board member Andy Ziegler.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Florida Today

Accident shuts down major Merritt Island road

Motorists can expect serious delays as Brevard County Fire-Rescue crews and deputies respond to a traffic accident that left a tractor trailer overturned near the East Precinct of the Brevard County sheriff's office on Merritt Island.

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Florida Today

Geiger, Ramirez in FSL Home Run Derby

Merritt Island graduate and Daytona Cubs third baseman Dustin Geiger and Brevard County Manatees first baseman Nick Ramirez are among the players that will compete in the Florida State League Home Run Derby.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Florida Today

Entertainment best bets for Wednesday

Here are your entertainment best bets for Wednesday, June 12, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

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Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Lillian Lucy Schoby Vertner

When asked to what she attributed her long life, mother would always say, "I laugh a lot!" And, indeed she did.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Florida Today

Brevard property appraiser plans to re-open Merritt Island office

Brevard County Property Appraiser Dana Blickley announced Monday her plans to re-open the Merritt Island office at 2575 North Courtenay Parkway.

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Florida Today

Cartoon Caption Contest Winners

Steve Naso, Palm Coast "Sure hope my unemployment check is enough to pay my student loan payment."

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

Florida Today

VA working to reduce backlog of claims

The Department of Veterans Affairs initiatives to speed up pension and compensation claims has given Alexander Iodice hope as the Vietnam veteran continues to wait for a decision on his claim.

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