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School district revises face covering policy

Aug 14, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
July 13, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
School reopening plan requires mandatory face coverings

School reopening plan includes mandatory face coverings

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County students, teachers and staff members will be required to wear face coverings in school buildings and on school buses if schools reopen on Aug. 10 or soon thereafter…
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July 12, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
School board members question the legality of reopening order

School board members question legality of reopening order

MANATEE COUNTY – Education officials differ on whether schools must reopen for in-person learning in August as recently ordered by Florida Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Richard Corcoran…
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July 9, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

School Board to discuss reopening today

MANATEE COUNTY – The Manatee County School Board will continue discussing its school reopening plan today. The discussion will take place during the school board workshop that begins at 1 p.m. The…
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June 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
County commission has no plans to make masks mandatory

County commission has no plans to make masks mandatory

MANATEE COUNTY – This afternoon, Manatee County commissioners informally discussed face masks as they pertain to the COVID-19 pandemic, but no commissioner proposed making masks mandatory or pursuing…
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June 14, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Bower, Van Ostenbridge will square off in November

Updated June 18, 2020 at 10:22 a.m. MANATEE COUNTY – The winner of the District 3 Manatee County Commission race between non-party-affiliated candidate Matt Bower and Republican candidate Keven Van O…
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June 8, 2020
By Cindy Lane
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Sewage spill impacting Sarasota Bay

BRADENTON – A sewage spill originally estimated at 1.2 million gallons on the campus of State College of Florida is impacting Sarasota Bay, according to the Manatee County Utilities Department. A…
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June 1, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Protestors peacefully take to Bradenton streets

Protestors peacefully take to Bradenton streets

BRADENTON – Inspired by the recent death of George Floyd and the actions of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a peaceful but impassioned protest occurred in downtown Bradenton Sunday afternoo…
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May 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Island bar owners, bartenders protest continued closures

Island bar owners, bartenders protest continued closures

BRADENTON – Members of Anna Maria Island’s bar industry joined their peers in protesting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to keep Florida’s bars and nightclubs closed. The Tuesday, May 19 protest took…
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May 17, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
DeSantis expands reopening plans, opens door for vacation rentals

DeSantis expands reopening plans, opens door for vacation rentals

JACKSONVILLE – Florida restaurants can increase their indoor seating capacity from 25% to 50% beginning Monday. Retail operations can increase their capacity from 25% to 50% and gyms and fitness c…
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May 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
More details emerge on COVID-19 nursing home deaths

More details emerge on COVID-19 nursing home deaths

MANATEE COUNTY – The Braden River Rehabilitation Center and the Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center rank among the highest in Florida in COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes and assisted living facilitie…
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