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Memorial Day closings
A list of closings and schedules changes because of the Memorial Day holiday.
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LOCAL NEWS
Weather alert: Holiday weekend in Bradenton will be sunny, hot and windy
Friday will be sunny, hot and windy in Bradenton -- just like the entire Memorial Day weekend that follows.
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LOCAL BUSINESS
Manatee planners OK changes needed for 'world-class' project in SW Bradenton
Developers hope to build Long Bar Pointe: a mixed-use development on 463.2 acres, including single- and multi-family units, hotel, marina, office and commercial space, and a conference center.
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EDUCATION
Bradenton's Silvia Ulloa to visit Sweden's Iragi refugees
New College senior and Bayshore grad Silvia Ulloa is a Fulbright scholar off to Sweden to study Iraqi refugees.
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LOCAL NEWS
High school student chooses to be Bradenton councilman for a week
A high school student shadows Councilman Bemis Smith.
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CRIME
Drug/DUI court ceremony honors Manatee, Sarasota graduates
Graduates of the Manatee and Sarasota DUI and Drug Court programs were honored at an annual graduation ceremony in a courtroom Thursday morning at the Manatee County Judicial Center.
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VIN MANNIX
Vin's People: Manatee senior receives Jeanne Parrish Scholarship
Manatee High senior receives $1,000 scholarship named for a beloved retired Manatee teacher.
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PETS
Talking Pets: Don't let pets get summertime blues
Although it tooka while to get here, warm weatheris upon us with evenhotter temperatures to come.
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EDUCATION
Fewer than half of Manatee third graders pass FCAT reading, math
Fewer than half of Manatee County¿s third grade students are reading or have math skills at or above grade level, according to FCAT results released Friday morning.
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CRIME
Manatee sheriff's lieutenant charged with molesting juveniles, jailed
Manatee Sheriff's Lt. Dale Couch, a 50-year-old lawman with 20 years on the force, was put behind bars Thursday night.







