Ryan Callihan

3 weeks ago | bradenton.com | Ryan Callihan

Bradenton-area drivers may need to adjust their routes on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Traffic officials say the Green Bridge, which connects Palmetto and Bradenton across the Manatee River, will be partially closed from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday for the Bradenton Riverwalk Half Marathon. The temporary closure applies only to the bridge’s southbound lanes. Northbound lanes traveling to Palmetto will remain open. FDOT urges drivers to use caution in the area.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Ryan Callihan

This bridge over the Manatee River will temporarily close Sunday. Here’s what to knowThe Green Bridge across the Manatee River will be partially closed Sunday morning for the Bradenton Half Marathon race. The Green Bridge is pictured in this February 2025 Bradenton Herald file photo. Bradenton-area drivers may need to adjust their routes on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

1 month ago | bradenton.com | Ryan Callihan |Victoria Villanueva-Marquez

Just four months after beginning to use cameras to catch drivers speeding through local school zones, Manatee County officials have ended the controversial program. The Manatee County Commission originally voted in early 2024 to install dozens of cameras that helped deputies issue tickets to anyone driving 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in school zones. But commissioners took a step in February to cut back on tickets following resident complaints.

Nov 5, 2024 | bradenton.com | Ryan Callihan

Scott Farrington cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s general election to become Manatee County’s next Supervisor of Elections. After defeating incumbent election chief James Satcher in the August primary election, Farrington only faced a write-in challenger. According to the unofficial results posted Tuesday evening, Farrington secured nearly 97% of the vote. Before resigning earlier this year, Farrington spent more than 21 years working as an election official in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Nov 5, 2024 | bradenton.com | Ryan Callihan

More than 170,000 Manatee County voters had already cast their ballots before Election Day, according to the Supervisor of Elections Office. That number accounts for more than 60% of the county’s registered voters, representing a high level of local turnout in Tuesday’s general election that will decide the country’s next president, new local officials and two local referendum questions.