School board OKs MTI move, master plan
December 16, 2009
The Manatee County School Board Dec. 14 unanimously approved the concept of constructing a new Manatee Technical Institute campus along State Road 70 frontage as well as an master plan for the overall 195-acre parcel on which the school would sit.
CAMERA READY: Model Student
December 16, 2009
Nolan Middle sixth-grader Ally Rahn has been working with Ford Models for about a year.
Business Observer 12.17.09
December 16, 2009
Fit2Run has been named one of The 50 Best Running Stores in America for the second year in a row.
Hayes voted chair of Manatee commission
December 15, 2009
East County Commissioner Donna Hayes will serve as the chairperson for the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners in 2010.
Church brings holiday cheer to farmworker families
December 15, 2009
Children at Peace Presbyterian Church donated bikes, toys and other gifts to children in Wimauma.
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder visits Boys & Girls Club
December 15, 2009
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Lastings Milledge, a 2003 Lakewood Ranch High School graduate, visited with members of the Palmetto Boys & Girls Club Dec. 14.
Manatee announces public H1N1 vaccinations
December 15, 2009
The Manatee County Health Department is hosting a free H1N1 flu vaccination clinic for all county residents wishing to receive the vaccination from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 19, at the Manatee Convention & Civic Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto.
Mill Creek woman killed in crash
December 15, 2009
Paige Sedgley died in a traffic accident Dec. 12.
Widner family welcomes son home
December 14, 2009
With the My Community Home Makeover complete, Jeremy Widner was able to come home this weekend after being away from his family for about three years.
Youths stamp out hunger
December 11, 2009
Students in Braden River Middle School’s Junior National Honor Society ladled out lunch for guests at its Empty Bowls event at lunchtime Dec. 10. Donations for a lunch of soup, bread and dessert benefited Our Daily Bread.
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26 Tribute to Heroes Parade - Main St LWR
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
28 Braden River Soccer Club Try-outs
6:00 pm - May
29 LWRBA May Membership Lunch
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - May
31 May YLA Breakfast "Legendary Leaders"
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Gullett student wins speech contest
05/22/13
Gullett Elementary School student Hailey Wahlers took home top honors May 11, after placing first in the Tropicana District Speech Contest. -
Girl Scouts give cookies a new cause
05/22/13
Local Daisy Scouts from Troop 180 are helping Feeding Empty Little Tummies feed homeless school children in the area. -
Dancing group to host fundraiser
05/22/13
Members of KC and the Sunshine Dancers, a group of Manatee County dancers ages 8 to 20, will show off their dancing skills in jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance from 7 to 9 p.m. May 28, as the group holds a show titled "Breaking Ground."
