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The KFC/Long John Silver's restaurant on State Road 64 in Bradenton was the target of an armed robber.
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  • Jay Heater
  • August 26, 2019
Armed robber comes up empty at KFC/Long John Silver's in Bradenton

Bradenton robber comes up empty at Long John Silver's/Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 25, 2019
Fort Hamer Bridge Run draws more than 1,600 entrants in Manatee County

Fort Hamer Bridge Run draws more than 1,600 entrants in Manatee County

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East County football roundup: 08.23.19.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 23, 2019
East County football roundup: 08.23.19

One East County team won, one lost and one was idle on the season-opening Friday.

  • East County
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 23, 2019
Braden River football falls to Largo 7-2 in season opener

Neither the Pirates nor the Packers scored a touchdown in a sloppy affair.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 23, 2019
Back-to-school moves

Back to School Dance benefits PTO projects at R. Dan Nolan Middle School.

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  • August 22, 2019
East County weather page photo: August 22

Gordon Silver captured this family of black-bellied whistling ducks out for a stroll in a field at Lakewood National off State Road 70.

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  • Marty Fugate
  • August 22, 2019
Lakewood Ranch is mastering the art of reinvention

Don’t settle for a home you don’t love. Radical reinvention is possible. Jason and Tracy Cotterill proved it in Lakewood Ranch.

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University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee student Justin Pelletier helps Freedom Elementary School fifth-graders prepare for a science experiment during his final internship to complete the elementary education program.
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  • Liz Ramos
  • August 21, 2019
District strikes deal to land teachers

USFSM students guaranteed jobs with School District of Manatee County

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Mona Jain Middle School sixth-grader Emery Houston, 11, anxiously waits to enter the answer to an online quiz on a new laptop.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 21, 2019
Technology brings class to the future

New opportunities with new technology

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Mustangs fans will have to wait another week to watch their team.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 21, 2019
Lakewood Ranch's football season opener postponed

Mustangs fans will have to wait another week to watch their team.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 21, 2019
Costco Wholesale opens for business in Bradenton

Costco Wholesale opens for business in Bradenton.

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Vishal Kakkad is starting the Premier Flag Football League, an NFL FLAG Football partner, in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 21, 2019
NFL Flag Football-affiliated league coming to Lakewood Ranch

The new league will play its games at Premier Sports Campus.

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Swimmer Dimiter Zafirov should be a state medal contender for Lakewood Ranch High.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 21, 2019
Not all top East County athletes wear a helmet

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

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Many components on the larger multislide playground structure at Greenbrook Adventure Park are rusted or corroded. Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 4 will spend about $15,000 on repairs.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 21, 2019
Lakewood Ranch CDD plans playground repairs

Lakewood Ranch CDD makes repairs to playground at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

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Don O'Leary chats with East Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Lee Whitehurst after finishing his last meeting. Whitehurst said O'Leary will challenge you to get something done if he feels it is=s important.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 21, 2019
Fire still burns for Lakewood Ranch resident

Lakewood Ranch fire service champion retires

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