Local educator and fifth-generation Manatee County resident Dr. Tamara Cornwell is seeking another term on the Palmetto City Commission. She is facing her first challenger since 2008, real estate …
At Tuesday's land use meeting, Manatee County Commissioners approved the purchase of a Cortez seafood restaurant and marina for use as a county boat ramp.
In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby, the City of Bradenton Water Reclamation Facility continues to bypass its filters, resulting in an ongoing discharge of partially treated …
BRADENTON — It will be a very busy week for local governments with important meetings scheduled each day. Besides regular and workshop meetings, the Bradenton City Council, the Manatee …
Former Bradenton City Councilman Bill Sanders will challenge incumbent Mayor Gene Brown in November’s non-partisan mayoral race. The race is shaping up to be the most …
In the non-partisan Bradenton City Council Ward 5 race, Iris Thomas Garcia challenges first-term incumbent Pam Coachman. Coachman won an 8-point victory over Keenan Wooten in …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Education Issues Committee observes the Manatee County School Board meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack …
Red tide was not observed in samples collected statewide over the past week. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track nearshore and offshore conditions. No reports …
With primary elections closed, candidates and voters in Manatee County turn toward the November General Election. Republican and Democrat candidates will face off in three Florida House District …
After winning their primary races for Florida’s 16th Congressional District Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan and Democratic challenger Jan Schneider will advance to the general election. …
Charles Smith is seeking to become Mayor of Palmetto, a seat that will be vacated by Shirley Groover Bryant, who is retiring. In November, his opponent will be agriculture executive Dan West.
Incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott will face multiple challengers on the November ballot, but his chief competition will come from Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Scott, …
It will be a quiet week in local government. All government sites will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.
The School Board of Manatee County is now accepting name nominations for a new East County K-8 school currently under construction east of Uihlein Road, approximately a quarter …
A Palmetto man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in Sarasota that killed an elderly woman in late February. Devan Carroll, 35, allegedly struck 81-year-old …
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called a proposal to build pickleball courts, lodges, and golf courses in Florida State Parks released by the Department of Environmental Protection last week …
The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League and notes adherence, or lack of …
The Manatee County BOCC held its first regular meeting since the community learned the outcome of the Aug. 20 local primary elections. Multiple controversial items previously …
Two men were arrested in connection with the murder of a man found dead in the trunk of a car at the Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve on Sunday. Palmetto police found a man, …
The Bradenton Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run accident that caused the death of a 36-year-old cyclist on Saturday. Police are asking anyone with information to come …