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Manatee County’s unemployment rate eased slightly in October. Manatee’s jobless rate dipped to 12.4 percent from 12.7 percent in September, according to state labor statistics released Friday. Despite the sliver of relief, state economist Rebecca Rust warns Florida is still...

They say the legislation will result in crippling costs to states already grappling with huge budget deficits in a recession. They're urging their Democratic counterparts to publicly oppose the measures, too. They spoke during a Republican Governors Association conference near...

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 24 they will be handing out boxes of food and personal items at the DeSoto Square mall, 303 U.S...All three are starting cornerbacks for their respective NFL teams and the Cornerback Connection...

The cost to renovate the 6,063-square-foot building at 725 Manatee Ave...Little and Kallins asked the council to reverse the review board’s decision in May, but a majority of the council voted to delay a decision, giving several people protesting the...

The Manatee County Health Department has announced the November and December public school clinics to provide H1N1 flu immunizations to elementary students. They are as follows: n Wakeland Elementary, 1:30-6 p.m., Nov. 18. n Manatee Elementary, 1:30-6 p.m., Nov. 18....

The Manatee County Health Department this afternoon announced the first seven public school clinics to provide H1N1 immunizations to elementary students beginning Friday. They are as follows: Anna Maria Elementary, Friday; Blackburn Elementary, Nov. 9; Bayshore Elementary, Nov. 10; Freedom...

That’s what Meredith Hector thought about people here when she first visited two years ago. “It was ‘Roll up your sleeves, get things done,’ ” said the Knight Foundation’s Bradenton program director in Miami. “Very, very friendly.” Deeply attached to...