Myakka City News

It's only been in recent weeks that it wasn't practically impossible to find a place to pull off to get a fresh, homemade sandwich and a cold beer while passing through Myakka City.

For their efforts, Deputies Ray Sanders and Billie Wilson were named Sheriff’s Office Deputies of the Month for April and Aviation Unit Pilot Steve Wellman was named Sheriff’s Office Employee of the Month for April, said Manatee Sheriff Brad Steube.

BRADENTON ­-- A shooting range and resort that has been operating in Myakka without permits since 2010 must cease all commercial operation until permits and site plans are approved, a judge ruled Monday.

The yearlong dispute over a shooting range and resort on private property in Myakka City is heading to court Monday.

The most troubling aspect to the controversy surrounding the commercial operation of a gun range near Myakka City isn't the fact that the business opened without county permits, although that, too, is baffling.