Cortez News

It is hard to tell that we are in the middle of fall with temperatures still in the 80s and 90s.

The Manatee County Commission Tuesday unanimously agreed to direct its staff to prepare a resolution stating it does not support oil or gas drilling in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Area attractions run on a rotating basis as space allows. MANATEE Felts Audubon Preserve: 4600 24th Ave.

At the Cortez Fishing Village, fishermen like Capt. Wade Campbell are getting their crews, boats and crab traps ready to go as stone crab season nears.

Don't be surprised to see Kate Gosselin and her famous hairdo at a Halloween party near you.

Published: Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 11, 2009 at 6:12 p.m. After church Sunday, I drove out Cortez to the Mexicali Cafe to have my car washed at the fundraiser to help pay the funeral expenses of Jazmine Thompson, the 17-year- old Bayshore High cheerleader shot and killed Friday night.

The city is polling the public about whether it should create a Twitter account to make announcements.

A babysitter forgot that the child she was watching was in the back seat of her car when she went shopping, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

Sun and smokes Keep Manatee Beautiful volunteer Bob Goodwin talks with four men at Manatee Public Beach Aug.

Sun and smokes Keep Manatee Beautiful volunteer Bob Goodwin talks with four men at Manatee Public Beach Aug.

Amanda Kopacz of Surfrider Suncoast Chapter was at Cortez Beach last week with other Surfrider members, picking up and counting the number of cigarette butts on the ground prior to installation of cigarette bins at various locations on Cortez Beach.

A Bradenton woman has been arrested on a charge of punching a Bradenton Beach police officer in the face during questioning on a motorist's complaint she hit his car with a stick.

A Bradenton woman has been arrested on a charge of punching a Bradenton Beach police officer in the face during questioning on a motorist's complaint she hit his car with a stick.

Behold the scallop, a bivalve bellwether making a comeback in Sarasota Bay. With the help of Mother Nature - including the absence of red tide, drought conditions that reduced runoff, more sensitive development along the coast, and the efforts of scientists - the blue-eyed mollusks are on the rebound.

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar for local businesses on how to generate new business and increase earnings.

A Bradenton man was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery after striking another man with a golf club, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

A group tasked with steering improvements to the Palma Sola Scenic Highway wants to extend the drive to include a stretch of road in Holmes Beach that runs to the Bradenton Beach border.

The Manatee County commissioners heard Thursday from some of the taxpayers on where to cut or not cut next year's budget.

Gene and Marilyn Terrico, Kissimmee, Fla.; and Kevin and Cathy Robinson, Salem and Cortez, Fla., are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children Gina Marissa Terrico and Tyler Jay Robinson, Orlando, Fla.

Bradenton police have arrested a 53-year-old Manatee woman on a charge of hitting and killing an elderly pedestrian in a parking lot and leaving the scene of the crash.