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Tropical Storm Erika formed Monday evening over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center.Click to Continue »

Manatee County Central Library's Hiring Fair is set to take place next Monday.Click to Continue »

Modern medicine and advances in pest control have changed the habitability of Florida over the past 100 or more years. Before mosquito control, our little patch of paradise was just…Click to Continue »

A Sylvan Learning center opened in Lakewood Ranch, just in time for back-to-school. Sylvan had a location in West Bradenton but it closed in 2010.Click to Continue »

The Palmetto City Commission acts to declare several hundred feet of seawall near Riverside Park and the Green Bridge a hazard and to direct the city's community redevelopment agency to…Click to Continue »

Manatee County¿s four school board members urged the local legislative delegation Monday morning to have the state return to nationally recognized paper tests such as the PSAT and SAT rather…Click to Continue »

The heroin epidemic has been labeled a significant issue that requires legislators' attention by the Manatee County Substance Abuse Coalition; the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network; and Centerstone Florida.Click to Continue »

Manatee County property owners can appeal their property values to the Value Adjustment Board until Sept. 11. Petitions must be filed with the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board by…Click to Continue »

USF, SCF and New College welcomed students to campus on Monday.Click to Continue »