https://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/news/www.yourobserver.com stories: Newsen-usMon, 15 Sep 2025 13:18:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/15/braden-river-student-arrested-threats-gun-violence/Madison BierlMon, 15 Sep 2025 13:18:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/15/braden-river-student-arrested-threats-gun-violence/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/15/mote-sea-opens-early-october/Eric GarwoodMon, 15 Sep 2025 11:40:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/15/mote-sea-opens-early-october/Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is opening its SEA site in early October.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/13/lakewood-ranch-search-finds-no-armed-person/Observer StaffSat, 13 Sep 2025 14:35:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/13/lakewood-ranch-search-finds-no-armed-person/https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/13/manatee-cuts-millage-reserves-rise/Lesley DwyerSat, 13 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/13/manatee-cuts-millage-reserves-rise/Commissioner Jason Bearden wants money released from Manatee County's reserves that are nearing $1 billion.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/12/manatee-sarasota-cocaine-trafficking-arrest/Eric GarwoodFri, 12 Sep 2025 13:50:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/12/manatee-sarasota-cocaine-trafficking-arrest/Nearly 300 grams of cocaine, or about 10.5 ounces, was seized from a home in Sarasota, authorities said.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/12/manatee-school-board-superintendent-contract/Madison BierlFri, 12 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/12/manatee-school-board-superintendent-contract/Laurie Breslin was officially sworn in as the superintendent for the School District of Manatee County on Sept. 9.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/years-protection-east-manatee-fire-rescue/Jay HeaterWed, 10 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/years-protection-east-manatee-fire-rescue/In 2018, East Manatee added a ladder truck that reached a maximum of 107-feet high.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/manatee-county-transportation-priorities-trails/Lesley DwyerWed, 10 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/10/manatee-county-transportation-priorities-trails/A 10-foot sidewalk runs along the west side of Bourneside Boulevard from State Road 64 to University Parkway. A 15-foot trail for the east side of Bourneside Boulevard between State Road 70 and University Parkway is being negotiated between Manatee County and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/09/lorraine-road-widening-stalled/Lesley DwyerTue, 09 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/09/lorraine-road-widening-stalled/A semi takes a wide turn onto Lorraine Road from 44th Avenue East.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/08/manatee-county-lawsuit-challenge-senate-bill/Lesley DwyerMon, 08 Sep 2025 10:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/08/manatee-county-lawsuit-challenge-senate-bill/The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners vote 6-1 to join a legal action that challenges Senate Bill 180.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/08/school-relief-overcrowded-gullett-elementary/Madison BierlMon, 08 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/08/school-relief-overcrowded-gullett-elementary/B.D. Gullett Elementary front desk clerk and parent Cristina Holland, student Brooke Green and Principal Julie Gierhart are ready to take on the school year with fewer bodies in the school.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/03/bayside-college-dorms-lakewood-ranch/Lesley DwyerWed, 03 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/03/bayside-college-dorms-lakewood-ranch/Students of Bayside College gather for orientation.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/03/manatee-county-doge-committee/Lesley DwyerWed, 03 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/03/manatee-county-doge-committee/The Government Efficiency Liaison Committee meets for the first time Aug. 26 at the Manatee County Administration Building.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/02/mote-science-education-aquarium-murals/Jay HeaterTue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/02/mote-science-education-aquarium-murals/Artist Andrew Viera has been working on seven murals at Mote SEA since April 2024.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/02/manatee-county-consent-agendas-controversy/Lesley DwyerTue, 02 Sep 2025 08:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/02/manatee-county-consent-agendas-controversy/Residents wear red shirts to a Town Hall meeting July 24 to show their opposition to a roundabout on University Parkway at Legacy Boulevard and Deer Drive.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/01/ducklings-rescued-storm-drain/Lesley DwyerMon, 01 Sep 2025 08:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/sep/01/ducklings-rescued-storm-drain/A group of strangers band together Aug. 17 to save seven ducklings from a drainage grate on 44th Avenue East near Lena Road.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/27/manatee-superintendent-decision/Madison BierlWed, 27 Aug 2025 06:37:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/27/manatee-superintendent-decision/Laurie Breslin has been named the new superintendent for the School District of Manatee County in a unanimous vote on Aug. 26.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/27/wellness-concepts-premier-partnership/Madison BierlWed, 27 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/27/wellness-concepts-premier-partnership/Georgie Hristov, Christian Womeldorph, Antonio Saviano and Gregory Kotlarczyk are eager to explore the partnership between Wellness Concepts and Florida Premier.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/26/commissioners-vowed-restore-wetland-buffers-what-happened/Lesley DwyerTue, 26 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/26/commissioners-vowed-restore-wetland-buffers-what-happened/Commissioner Bob McCann says he'll restore the wetlands lawfully.https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/25/commissioners-spar-university-roundabout/Lesley DwyerMon, 25 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/aug/25/commissioners-spar-university-roundabout/Commissioner Jason Bearden says the process of getting the roundabout approved was deceptive.