Florida residents and visitors are often confused about the difference between a property’s Flood Zone and its Evacuation Zone. Understanding the difference could be life-saving …
As coastal areas of Manatee County continue recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene’s damaging storm surge officials warn residents …
Red tide was detected in 28 samples from Southwest Florida over the past week. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in three samples collected in and offshore of …
The non-partisan Bradenton City Council Ward 5 race sees newcomer Iris Thomas Garcia challenging first-term incumbent Pam Coachman. Coachman won an 8-point victory over Keenan Wooten in 2020, …
The Manatee County School Board District 1 race is a nonpartisan runoff between Heather Felton and Mark Stanoch, the two candidates who received the most votes in August. In that race, TBT made …
The Manatee County District 1 race features three candidates who we feel confident would be qualified and competent commissioners if elected. Carol Anne Felts scored the most impressive upset of …
Thanks to The Bradenton Times for reporting on this proposed amendment. While it guarantees the right to hunt and fish, it would preclude science-based protection of animals and wildlife. Voters may …
Greetings, fellow voters in Manatee County. Rich Tatem here, your school board member in District 5. The purpose of my words today is to ask for your vote to renew the one-mil school property tax. …
Nan is working the night shift at Dunkin, fielding frequent calls from her husband, who needs help finding…everything. Meanwhile, Jennifer is doing her best to ignore Joey, the aging patient …
Damage assessments are continuing across Manatee County as the community recovers from the storm surge flooding left behind after Hurricane Helene. Assessment teams …
The ancient Greek playwright Euripides is quoted as saying, “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” It’s a sentiment Paul Janeway, the namesake of …
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that his administration will likely “be doing something” shortly in response to requests from supervisors of elections to allow changes to accommodate …
Pinellas County Commissioners held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to learn of the situation on the ground in their community, which was devastated by the storm surge that flooded parts of the county …
Randal Neal Burnett. Born 2/10/1953 to George Burnett and Jeanette Vess in Spartanburg, SC. Both parents and his brother Gilbert Burnett, proceed him. Neal graduated from Manatee High …
It's another weekend, and you know what that means. If you guessed another great lineup of local, talented musicians in Manatee, Sarasota, and surrounding counties, you would be …
It is with great sadness and much love that the family of Marilyn Diane Arnold announces her passing on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the age of 89. Diane is lovingly remembered by Ernie, her …
Leo Latulipe, age 92, passed away surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness on 9/20/2024. Born in Fort Covington, NY May 31,1932 Leo was the son of Joseph Alphonse and …
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of, Mary Celinda Lightfoot Mangum, who left us on September 24, 2024. A true Manatee County native, born to Gladys Mae Frasier Lightfoot and Kenneth …
Denise Christine Newlon, age 68, from Livonia, Michigan, passed away peacefully September 30, 2024, from the horrible enemy of cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and …