Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget Monday and sent over $100 million in funding to Manatee County, including money ...

Lowcountry Ferry, the county’s contracted service provider, will maintain the 100-pound cargo weight limit and $10 pet fee ...

Manatee County is using a conservation tax approved by voters ... as well as expansions of existing conservation areas like Emerson Point Preserve in Palmetto and Pine Island Preserve on the Braden ...

Keep Manatee Beautiful needs help in plating the sea oats on the beaches of Anna Maria Island. They need around 300 ...

MOBILE, Ala. — A manatee rescued last week in the Theodore Industrial Canal of Mobile Bay is now recovering at SeaWorld Orlando, according to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. According to a news ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - A 15-year-old girl was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital Monday night after she fell out of a golf cart on Anna Maria Island, fire officials said. A report from West ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop on the northern end of Anna Maria Island until the city of Anna Maria fixes a pier damaged last year by Hurricane Milton.. The service ...

Save the Manatee Club (SMC) and Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) are excited to announce that manatee ‘Clog’ joins Save the ...

Manatee County is buying land in the Braden River south of S.R. 64 called North Pine Island to contribute to the natural habitat and preserve water quality shown here on May 14, 2025.

Securing re-entry tags now can help assure a smooth post-hurricane return for Manatee County barrier island if a storm hits this season.

Independence Day will be observed Friday, July 4. Most government offices will be closed, including city halls in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes ...

Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the mouth of the Braden River. The $41,500 land buy will add a ...