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The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the Suncoast Prosper Scholarship Fund, a three-year, $7.5 million partnership with State College of Florida that will provide last-dollar tuition assistance to roughly 1,425 graduates of county schools, including Lakewood Ranch High School, starting in fall 2027.
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The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the Suncoast Prosper Scholarship Fund, a three-year, $7.5 million partnership with State College of Florida that will provide last-dollar tuition assistance to roughly 1,425 graduates of county schools, including Lakewood Ranch High School, starting in fall 2027.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the Suncoast Prosper Scholarship Fund, a three-year, $7.5 million partnership with State College of Florida that will provide last-dollar tuition assistance to roughly 1,425 graduates of county schools, including Lakewood Ranch High School, starting in fall 2027.
Community
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the Suncoast Prosper Scholarship Fund, a three-year, $7.5 million partnership with State College of Florida that will provide last-dollar tuition assistance to roughly 1,425 graduates of county schools, including Lakewood Ranch High School, starting in fall 2027.
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Local Government
Manatee County commissioners voted 5-0 on Wednesday to ban Flock license plate reader cameras from county parks, facilities and buildings, citing privacy concerns amplified by a Sarasota officer's recent arrest for misusing the surveillance technology.
Local Government
Establishment-backed Republicans won three of four Manatee County Commission primaries on Aug. 18, with neighborhood activist Elizabeth Arnold the lone grassroots winner; all four races advance to the Nov. 3 general election that will shape growth policy governing Lakewood Ranch.
Education
The Manatee County School Board approved a three-year strategic plan on Aug. 25 that shifts the district from building new schools to strengthening academics, retaining teachers and improving existing campuses, after Lakewood Ranch High posted a district-leading 97% graduation rate.
Public Safety
A water main break has closed Ninth Avenue West in Bradenton between 26th and 29th Street West, with repairs not expected to finish until Wednesday, Aug. 19, disrupting traffic near Manatee High School for multiple days.
Public Safety
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office confirmed that missing 15-year-old Zaniyrah Gilbert was spotted at a RaceTrac on SR-70 E. in Bradenton at 2:57 p.m. on Aug. 10 and left in a vehicle, nearly three hours after she was last seen at Braden River High School.
Community
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approved the Suncoast Prosper Scholarship Fund, a three-year, $7.5 million partnership with State College of Florida that will provide last-dollar tuition assistance to roughly 1,425 graduates of county schools, including Lakewood Ranch High School, starting in fall 2027.
Community
JETSET Pilates Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota Paradise are hosting "Pilates on the Pitch" on Sept. 5 at Premier Sports Campus, offering a morning mat pilates workout on the soccer field plus a club game ticket for $45.
Business
Just Salad opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Market at University Town Center, and at least four more restaurants — Pure Green, Olivia, On Swann and BrickTop's — are targeting openings at the district through 2027.
Sports
Lakewood Ranch High opened its 2026 football season with a 27-14 road victory over Parrish Community on Aug. 21, capping a game day that started with players, cheerleaders and student trainers suiting up in Mustang gear across campus.
Sports
Lakewood Ranch High's girls golf team beat Manatee 151-214 in its season opener, with freshman Chloe Friedberg earning medalist honors and three other freshmen finishing in the top five.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
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