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Scott Hopes, a School District of Manatee County board member, shows one of the masks that will be distributed as part of the Mask Up Manatee Coalition campaign to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
Mask up Manatee effort begins with announcement at Braden River High

Manatee County government, schools, businesses and nonprofits partner to create Mask Up Manatee Coalition.

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Helene Levin, Sallie Feldman, Bobbi Blackman and Suzanne Weitz play mahjong at the Grove.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
Game on in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch residents gather for mahjong while supporting each other and local businesses.

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Manatee County Financial Director Jan Brewer said the county will receive better-than-expected funding from the state. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 5, 2020
Manatee County gets better than expected boost from state

An additional $3.56 million is headed to Manatee County through Florida's gas and revenue-sharing programs.

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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
Childhood interrupted for East County girl

Family and friends help Panther Ridge 6 year old celebrate last day of chemotherapy.

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Maya Dean-Elois, a rising senior at Braden River High School, learns several lessons while participating in the Bank of America's Student Leaders program. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
East County student leads the way

Braden River High School rising senior participates in Bank of America's Student Leader program and nonprofits.

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Myakka City Fire Control Chief Danny Cacchiotti took residents through budgetary needs and other questions related to the merger during a town hall meeting at Bethany Baptist Church July 16.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 5, 2020
Consolidation could extinguish Myakka department

Referendum will decide if financially strapped Myakka City Fire Control will merge with East Manatee.

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Johnson Preserve at Braden River was purchased with general county revenues and converted into a passive park. File Photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 5, 2020
New tax would fund conservation effort in Manatee County

Referendum will ask for a raise in millage to provide funds for environmentally significant lands in Manatee County.

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Brooke Martin receives the Dr. Elinor Crawford Girl Scout College Scholarship and the Lyndi Cyphers Memorial College Scholarship. File photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2020
Longtime East County Girl Scouts honored

Three Lakewood Ranch High School graduates receive Girl Scouts scholarships for their commitment.

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Tomás Herrera-Mishler is the new CEO/president of SANCA.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 5, 2020
SANCA's new CEO/president arrives at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

SANCA's new CEO/president arrives at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

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The Florida Department of Transportation is working to reconfigure the interchange of I-75 and State Road 70. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 3, 2020
I-75 offramp to S.R. 70 closes Tuesday night through Wednesday morning in Bradenton.

S.R. 70 offramp Southbound I-75 traffic will be routed away from S.R. 70 Tuesday

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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is seeking a suspect in a shooting Saturday in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 3, 2020
UPDATE: Attempted murder suspect surrenders at Manatee County Jail

UPDATE: Attempted murder suspect surrenders at Manatee County Jail after shooting in Lakewood Ranch.

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A 35-year-old man was found dead after a shooting Thursday night at a Bradenton apartment complex.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 31, 2020
Shooting in Bradenton leads to death of 35-year-old male

Shooting at Bradenton apartment complex leads to death of 35-year-old male.

  • East County
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    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • July 29, 2020
Ready to move on from Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors celebrate a bittersweet graduation.

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Cyndi Doragh. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 29, 2020
Rotarian heads up international event from Lakewood Ranch

Ranch Rotarian heads up international event from Lakewood Ranch

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East County's Andrea Sacchetti, Richard Garrett and Dawn Zielinski said the new design creates uncertainty for drivers and cyclists and is a safety problem.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 29, 2020
Cyclists call for change in Lakewood Ranch

Bicyclists seek speed reduction, lane changes on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

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