FORT PIERCE — With a small sledgehammer, Tim Collier pounded the rock around the plaque memorializing his friend Russ Ewing. With the hammer and a screwdriver, Collier, a Fort Pierce resident, ...

The rocks lining the jetty at Jetty Park have hundreds of plaques remembering loved ones who have died. The plaques are set to be removed by the city of Fort Pierce this week. They are being removed ...

FORT PIERCE — Internal records detail the months-long planning process behind the removal of hundreds of memorial plaques at Jetty Park, including whose idea it was. The official effort was kicked off ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the jetty property, gave no formal direction to Fort Pierce to remove the hundreds of memorial plaques. Fort Pierce employees had the plaques removed by ...