Myakka City News

Two men reportedly carrying $1,230 cash were attacked and beaten with baseball bats and a gun outside an apartment near Southeast High School early Sunday, and their money stolen, the sheriff's office reported.

By now, the road running in front of Joseph Fletcher's rural property should have been a smooth stretch of asphalt courtesy of the developers of the Villages of Avignon housing project.

An assisted living center proposed next to their upscale subdivision has set off some homeowners who do not want it in their neighborhood.

In many ways, Johnny Welde's pets are like everyone else's - they are brown and furry and enjoy rides across the country.

An elderly couple were home Thursday night when someone fired at least seven shots at their mobile home, sending a bullet tearing into a bathroom, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported.

Palmetto developer Alan Zirkelbach sold 138 acres of industrial land near Port Manatee to two groups of investors in April for $18 million.

A man who police say robbed a Burger King this morning was arrested in the same area less than four hours later.

Published Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. The Sarasota 4-H Livestock Club had its annual banquet last month to show appreciation to the livestock auction ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating four men on felony commercial dumping charges.

Fire crews from Duette, Myakka City and Parrish Fire Departments are on the scene of a 100-acre brush fire along County Road 39, near the Manatee-Hillsborough County line.

Published Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 3:50 a.m. The Manatee Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $73,000 to 18 local nonprofit organizations.

Even as Lakewood Ranch blossomed east of Interstate 75 over the past few years, Lorraine Road remained a sleepy country road and the eastern border between suburbia and farmlands.

A 33-year-old Myakka City woman died today in an accident. Leslie Elizabeth Carmack was driving east on State Road 64 about 6:50 a.m. today when her 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck left the road for an unknown ...

A 21-year-old Myakka City man who was facing up to life in prison on a sexual battery charge was found not guilty Wednesday at trial.

For seniors, this is the last week of classroom instruction. Some high academic achievers have won exemption from final exams next week and won't have to return to campus at all.

It won't be a summer-camp site, but the historic schoolhouse in Myakka City will return to its former glory thanks to $350,000 in impact fees.

“They call it a statement. He was basically shaking his head yes and no. He couldn't speak at the time”

A 38-year-old man died when his pickup ran off a dirt road near Myakka City, overturned in a ditch and pinned him inside, the Florida Highway Patrol said Saturday. via Bradenton Herald

Police accused a 25-year-old man of stealing credit cards and using them to buy thousands of dollars in scratch-off lottery tickets. via HeraldTribune.com

Auto dealer ready for rebound Even as J.D. Power and Associates predicts the worst year for new car sales in more than a decade, the Gettel Automotive family is looking ahead to better economic times and making ... via HeraldTribune.com

“It's like a sport. High numbers are bad”

Signs of rain from about a month ago are vanishing as ponds dry up and the sun chokes vegetation. via Bradenton Herald