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Longtime Merritt Island Resident, Incomparable Space Correspondent Jay Barbree Dead at 87

LONGTIME MERRITT ISLAND resident and NBC space correspondent Jay Barbree passed away May 14, 2021, at age 87. Barbree was the only journalist to have covered every non-commercial human space mission in the United States, beginning with the first American in space, Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 in 1961, continuing through to the last mission of the Space Shuttle, Atlantis’s STS-135 mission in July 2011. […]

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OBITUARY: Former Merritt Island High Principal William J. ‘Bill’ Dugan Passes Away at Age 80

William J. “Bill” Dugan passed away surrounded by his loved ones on May 6, 2021, at the age of 80. Through the years, Bill served on the Indian Harbor Beach City Council and Indian Harbor Beach Volunteer Fire Department and was a long-time administrator for Brevard Public Schools, finishing his career as principal of Merritt Island High School.  […]

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Terry W. Durand, 69, of West Melbourne, Passed Away Peacefully at Home on April 19

Terry W. Durand, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 19, 2021, with his wife and daughters by his side. Terry worked in the electrical field for over 45 years of his life before retiring in 2018. His passions included riding his Harley-specifically enjoying parts of the Trail of Tears, gardening with his wife, rehabbing houses and spending time with his family. […]