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Michael Boyer, chief financial officer for the Manatee school district listens to school board members as they discuss the budget during a meeting last July. FILE PHOTO/PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Manatee Schools Chief Financial Officer Michael Boyer resigns

Michael Boyer, chief financial officer for the Manatee County School District, has submitted his resignation, effective June 27, the school district announced Thursday.

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Tereza Gonzalez, petty theft, bond forfeiture, no bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 24, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

Full 2014 regular-season schedule for the Bucs.

Seattle to play host to Green Bay in NFL opener

Picking up where they left off in February, the two teams in Super Bowl XLVIII, Seattle and Denver, open the 2014 NFL season with blockbuster games.

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Rick Fawley, center, receives Leadership Manatee's Kent Schulz Distinguished Alumni Award on Thursday. Left is Dr. Richard Conard, Kent Schultz's father-in-law; Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston, right, also joined at the podium.

Manatee architect Rick Fawley honored with 2014 Kent Schulz alumni award

MANATEE - Rick Fawley, president of Fawley Bryant-Architecture, Interiors and Design, was named the 2014 recipient of the Kent C. Schulz Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Ambulances pack the emergency room parking area at Manatee Memorial Hospital. Health care executive Kevin DiLallo has suggested making another effort to pass a surtax to pay for health care for the poor in Manatee County.GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Address Manatee County's indigent medical costs with another surtax vote

Manatee Healthcare System's chief executive officer has pitched a solution to Manatee County's dilemma with reimbursing the medical community for administering health care to the poor. But are Manatee County voters willing to approve a sales tax ...

Living

In this image from video, a bat clings to a cave wall inside White River Cave in Rockmart, Georgia. The disease that has killed more than 6 million cave-dwelling bats in the United States is on the move and wildlife biologists are worried. It gets its name from a white fungus that's found on the muzzles, ears and wings of infected bats. In Tennessee, some caves are closed to the public. At Mammoth Cave National Park, visitors are required to scrub their shoes after cave tours. Wildlife biologists say the threat is real -- there is no known way to stop the spread.

Disease attacking bats is on the move

A sign posted at Mammoth Cave National Park in south-central Kentucky lets visitors know if they tour the largest known cave system in the world, they will have to walk on bio-security mats immediately afterward. Shoes must be scrubbed to help contain...

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Sam Woolf shifted gears with his rendition of Shania Twain's "You're Still The One." Will America's votes swing Sam's way? Subscribe now for more American Idol clips: http://idol.ly/YT_Subscribe Tune in to AMERICAN IDOL Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on FOX! See more of American Idol on our official site: http://idol.ly/Idol Like American Idol on Facebook: http://idol.ly/FB Follow American Idol on Twitter: http://idol.ly/TW Add American Idol on Google+: http://idol.ly/GPlus Add American Idol on Tumblr: http://idol.ly/tumblr Add American Idol on Pinterest: http://idol.ly/Pin Add American Idol on Instagram: http://idol.ly/Insta Like FOX on Facebook: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_FB Follow FOX on Twitter: http://fox.tv/FOXTV_Twitter Add FOX on Google+: http://fox.tv/FOXPlus As AMERICAN IDOL XIII enters a landmark season in January 2014, the search continues to find amazing talent from across the nation. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and featuring judges Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban, along with in-house mentor Randy Jackson, the series empowers contestants and viewers to share their voices in deciding who will be America's next singing superstar. Every year, tens of thousands of hopefuls from across the nation audition for a shot at stardom. The show's judges will travel across the country including stops in Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI; Omaha, NE, Salt Lake City, UT; and San Francisco, CA, in search of the next AMERICAN IDOL. They narrow down the competitors to a select group of semifinalists who sing their hearts out each week in front of a studio audience and television viewers. The judges have their say after every performance, but it's the viewing public that determines who will advance to become a finalist and who will go home. Telephone, text message and online voting begin immediately after each live performance show, and the results are announced during the following night's live broadcast. Eventually the competition is whittled down to two finalists who compete for a major recording contract with 19 Recordings and the AMERICAN IDOL title. Past winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery Phillip Phillips, and Candice Glover, as well as fan-favorites Jennifer Hudson, Adam Lambert, Chris Daughtry, and Katharine McPhee, have all become household names and made their marks on the recording industry. Top 6 - Sam Woolf "You're Still The One" - AMERICAN IDOL XIII http://www.youtube.com/user/americanidol

'American Idol' judges rave over Bradenton's Sam Woolf

Sam Woolf finally gave the "American Idol" judges the performance they been asking him for Wednesday. Now it's time for voters to decide whether he advances in competition.

Lakewood Ranch

Homeowner Bob Clark speaks out in frustration as he watches his home being torn apart by construction crews in the East Manatee community of Willowbrook. More than a year has passed since construction began on Willowbrook townhomes containing water intrusion, mold and defective balconies, among other shoddy construction. KB Home, which developed the 272-unit community next to Lakewood Ranch, agreed to pay for repairs on the units after a push from residents. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Willowbrook construction completion date still unclear

An anticipated completion date for Willowbrook construction is yet to be determined.

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