Richard Chess was selected by city commissioners in a 3-2 vote Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 to be the new city manager.© Contributed by South Florida Regional Transit Authority ...

Richard Chess was selected by city commissioners in a 3-2 vote Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 to be the new city manager. Mimms, meanwhile, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Former City Manager Nick Mimms was fired in February after being suspended in August following his arrest. After a seven-month search, city commissioners picked Richard Chess as Fort Pierce's next ...

I was maybe 19. That, I think, was the beginning of work in poetry.” Since then, Chess has published several collections, including 2017’s Love Nailed to the Doorpost.

Chess: Spirituality is such an imprecise word. But I don’t have a better, more precise word to replace it. I’ll try this: “Spirituality” is fullness of being.

FORT PIERCE — Richard Chess started work as city manager Wednesday, ending a months-long process to replace former City Manager Nick Mimms following his August arrest. Chess, previously ...