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East County

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 28, 2021
Lakewood Ranch football handles Seminole in season opener

The Mustangs won 38-16 at home

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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 26, 2021
ODA football loses home opener

The Thunder and Southwest Florida Christian decided to call the game at halftime.

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  • August 26, 2021
East County weather page photo: August 26

Darlene Edelman captured this posing turtle during a kayaking trip on the Braden River.

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Maya Lander, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, creates a relax room for students to use when they're under a lot of stress or feeling anxious. Courtesy photo.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 26, 2021
Lakewood Ranch Girl Scout creates relax room for students

Lakewood Ranch High School senior creates a relaxation room for students.

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Carlos E. Haile Middle School students and teachers can opt out of wearing masks in the classroom.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 25, 2021
Lakewood Ranch-area parents uncertain of how the school year will progress

With COVID-19 spike in the School District of Manatee, parents clash on proper direction.

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TJ Goelz and Mark Midyett. Photo by Liz Ramos.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 25, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High School softball coach scores again

Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch presents TJ Goelz with first Lakewood Ranch Community Champion Award.

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Jon Haskins is in his first season as The Out-of-Door Academy football coach.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 25, 2021
East County high school football preview: The Out-of-Door Academy

New ODA football coach expects his team to have some growing pains.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 25, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High School cheerleaders ready to raise spirits

Mustangs hold the crowd in the pompons of their hand.

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The School Board of Manatee County votes 3-2 to extend its mask mandate with opt out option until Oct. 29.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 24, 2021
School Board of Manatee County extends mask mandate

A mask mandate with opt-out option will be in place for the School District of Manatee County until Oct. 29.

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Owen Eakle, a junior at The Out of Door Academy, and Toby Schwenk, a sophomore at Sarasota Military Academy, have combined to collect knit hats, scarves and face masks for cancer patients.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 24, 2021
Lakewood Ranch teens deserve tip of the cap for donations to patients at Florida Cancer Specialists

Knitted hats, scarves and face masks are donated to Florida Cancer Specialist patients by Lakewood Ranch teens.

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Paul Amato, Trevor Kelliher and Greg Kelliher, all of Lakewood National, are hoping All Friends Network can make a difference in the lives of those who have developmental disabilities.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 24, 2021
Lakewood Ranch man with cerebral palsy makes All Friends Network a reality

All Friends Network gives those with cerebral palsy, autism and developmental disabilities a place to build relationships.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 24, 2021
Midday volleyball gives residents chance to learn new skills in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch residents learn basics of volleyball.

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Thunderstorms in the Sarasota-Bradenton area put a damper on the region's slate of Kickoff Classic preseason high school football games Friday night.Â
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 20, 2021
Storms rain havoc on Kickoff Classic games in Sarasota-Bradenton area

Thanks to thunderstorms, area teams playing at home were not able to get a tune-up before the season begins next week.

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Overcrowding at Lakewood Ranch High might have paved way for a new charter school in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 20, 2021
Viability of Lakewood Ranch charter school pondered

Manatee school board approves a charter school that hopes to open in Lakewood Ranch in 2022

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Cardno Senior Consultant Chris White and UF/IFAS Extension Agent Michelle Atkinson say additional plants greatly reduce nutrients that pour into stormwater ponds.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 20, 2021
New filtering ideas planted in Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton ponds

University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences studies the effect of additional plant life around Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton ponds.

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