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... got to win the close games. I'm glad it's over and we can get ready for the playoffs." The Highlanders will face Bradenton Southeast in the first round of the playoffs next week. Justin Shafer gave the Highlanders the lead for good with 2:50 to play ... Comment?
The CrisisWHAT You Really Lost Today
BRADENTON, Fla., Oct. 3, 2008 -- Like a bad joke, the Dow swung up close to 300 points today as lawmakers voted at 1 PM on the bill to bail out Wall Street banks and brokers, and then fell 450 from that point as traders began the clamor for more at the close. Comment?
Upcoming Book Signing - A People's History of Florida
... place on Tuesday November 17th 7 PM - 9 PM at the Authors & Illustrators Night hosted by Haile Middle School, Bradenton, FL. Directions: From Sarasota: take I-75 North to exit 220 East - go to the third light (flashing) and make a left (you will see ... Comment?
Teen pregnancy rate has school officials concerned
... Keith Fitzgerald and Ron Reagan, Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker, school superintendent Tim McGonegal, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston, Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube and Manatee County Public Health physician Dr. Jennifer Bencie Fairburn, ... Comment?
... winning streak. Both teams' attention will turn to next Friday's state playoff openers. Cape Coral will host Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (5-5) while Lehigh (5-5) will make the four-mile trip to Riverdale (9-1). 'We're going to approach it just like we ... Comment?
Case of missing spring breaker makes cover of People
... permission. Since then, her family in New York and Florida have been looking for her. Her aunt Keri Drexel in Bradenton has been selling shirts, stickers, buttons and bracelets - all in hopes of getting the word out. But now, Brittanee's case has ... Comment?
Economy puts college students in class
... Manatee Community College -- has 12,026 students enrolled collegewide this fall term at its three campuses (Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Venice) and via eCampus. SCF Venice has 3,395 students, a total increase of 22 percent over last fall's ... Comment?
Galvano says Florida has an upside
... the state, the funding for promotions is on a back burner so far back it's cold, State Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, said Friday. Promoting the state has to take a back seat to medical care, education and law enforcement in a budget year where the ... Comment?
Braden River Middle shows its respect for veterans
... a better way of life, and their descendants should be prepared to help defend those freedoms. Rep. Ron Reagan, R-Bradenton, said this year's observance was particularly poignant, given the recent shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, and he called ... Comment?
11/14 Business briefs: Intertape names new CFO
... DiTommaso became Intertape Polymer's CFO two years ago. The company, whose administrative headquarters is in Bradenton, employs about 2,100 with operations in 17 locations, including 13 manufacturing facilities in North America and one in Europe. ... Comment?
Police Briefs Man charged with stealing from tire stores
... according to the sheriff's office. Deputies then made a traffic stop and arrested Trinidad Armando Vasconcelo, of Bradenton. Vaconcelo, who faces two counts of burglary and other charges, was being held at the Manatee County jail on bonds totaling ... Comment?
Trial set for accused killer Clifford Davis
... Davis gave police would not be heard at trial. The state appealed Circuit Judge Janette Dunnigan's ruling that Bradenton police detectives continued asking questions of Davis after he asked for an attorney. In September, the Florida 2nd District ... Comment?
Bradenton mother has bond set for son's drowning
A 19-year-old woman remained in jail Friday night after she was arrested on a first- degree felony charge of aggravated manslaughter after her 11-month-old son drowned in a bathtub, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Office Jessica M. Barnes went before a judge who set bond of $5,000. Barnes was arrested after the State Attorney's Office ... Comment?
Balloon boy's grandmom is from Bradenton
Bradenton resident Rae Sprow says she is standing by her son. Sprow talked to the Bradenton Herald hours after her son, Richard Heene, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge resulting from a balloon chase that galvanized a global television audience. Comment?
POSITION: Power forward YEAR: Freshman HEIGHT: 6-foot-9 WEIGHT: 235 pounds HOMETOWN: Belgrade, Serbia IN A NUTSHELL: Cukic has been in the United States for two years, playing one year in Greensburg before spending a year at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Comment?
The CrisisAN Urgent Letter to the Senate
BRADENTON, Fla., Oct. 1, 2008, 7:42PM EDT -- In the last two hours, I have sent the versions of the following letter to Sens. Comment?
Unlucky Friday: Feds shut down Naples-based Orion Bank
... Oct. 31, Orion had $2.7 billion in assets and about $2.1 billion in deposits. The bank operated 23 branches from Bradenton to Key West. Shortly after the close of business at 6 p.m. Friday, signs were posted on branch office doors announcing the ... Comment?
YMCA top volunteer can't stop giving
... received the John R. Mott Volunteer of the Year Award during the second annual Volunteer Recognition Event at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium. Geiger presided over a core group of community leaders who guided the YMCA from a single building on ... Comment?
Rubio: The choice for voters is 'profound'
... to promoting his message of less taxes, less spending, and more freedom in the months to come." Rubio told the Bradenton Herald he would prefer that the campaign not be a referendum on Crist's governorship. "I want to make it a referendum on the ... Comment?
... National Bank of Venice became the latest casualties on Aug. 7. First Priority Bank and Freedom Bank, both of Bradenton, collapsed last year. Two of the state's other 2009 failures, Riverside Bank of Cape Coral and BankUnited of Coral Gables, ... Comment?