Mike Rahn has only held two town hall meetings during his four-year term as the District 4 Manatee County commissioner. “Town ...

Lee County leaders approved buying land off State Road 82, a key step in building a new connection between Sunshine Boulevard ...

The park, which will have three new youth baseball fields built, is a secondary pick up and drop off spot for students.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — While some school districts in the Tampa Bay area are dealing with declining enrollment and closing some schools, Manatee County is seeing the opposite. School district leaders ...

Manatee County communities begin implementing nature-based solutions one month after Senate Bill 302 signing.

ELLENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Fashion met philanthropy as the Junior League of Manatee County hosted its annual Pearls and Prosecco Fashion Show fundraiser. The event was held Friday, April 10, 2026, at The ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A costly crime is leaving parts of Manatee County in the dark. Officials say copper thieves are targeting streetlights along Moccasin Wallow Road, stealing thousands of feet of ...

With Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop’s contract expiring this summer, county commissioners are finalizing details for a new $255,000 contract. At a Board of County Commissioners meeting on ...

Judge Gilbert Smith of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court is the 2026 recipient of the Kent C. Schulz Award for Distinguished Leadership, recognizing service, leadership, and commitment to the Manatee ...

Manatee County officials are working out the details of a new contract with County Administrator Charlie Bishop — and it could be his last. County commissioners debated the terms of Bishop’s contract ...