Florida Chief Financial Officer awards $1.7 Million towards immigration enforcement
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer handed out more than $1.7 million to local law enforcement agencies to assist with immigration enforcement. At a press conference Thursday, Blaise Ingoglia said the funding reimburses agencies participating in the federal 287(g) program. Sheriff’s offices in Polk, Hernando, Sarasota,...
Braden River VFW dishes out thanks to East Manatee firefighters
Smoke was wafting from the back of the East Manatee Fire Rescue’s administration building off Lakewood Ranch Boulevard on Wednesday. But there was no need to call for a fire engine. Dave Daily, commander of the Braden River VFW Post 12055, was grilling hamburgers and hotdogs on the screened-in...
Florida Weather Alert: Above-Normal Temperatures Jan 24–30 in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Miami, Florida – Floridians could notice a more springlike feel returning late next week as a warmer-than-normal pattern sets up across the Sunshine State, bringing mild mornings and above-average afternoon...
Sarasota courthouse among nation’s top civic buildings
Civic buildings can be among the most overlooked structures across America, and often for good reason. To find the country’s most underrated civic buildings, LovevsDesign.com, a custom wallpaper website, commissioned a nationwide survey to which 3,014 respondents nominated those in their state they consider beautiful...
Manatee Planning Commission recommends three denials, finding the applications inconsistent with the community’s best...
BRADENTON — On Thursday, the Manatee County Planning Commission issued three recommendations for application denials, two for residential development and one for an amendment to the master mining plan at the four corners site by phosphate giant Mosaic. Mosaic sought an amendment to it existing Master Mining Plan for...
North Port again ranked as No. 2 ‘growth city’ in the U.S.
North Port is again the second-fastest-growing city in the country, according to one of the country’s most popular moving companies. North Port, ranked as the second-fastest-growing city in the U.S. in 2023 , was most recently recognized by U-Haul for seeing another surge of inbound moves over the past year. With a...
Florida bill would give Benderson Development its own taxing district at UTC
A new bill in the Florida House would turn the University Town Center into a special government district and give one of the region’s most influential developers the power to set specific rules and levy new taxes. House Bill 4091, introduced last week by State Rep. Bill Conerly, R-Lakewood...
Sarasota County, FL – Meth Trafficking Conviction: I-75 Meth Bust Leads to Trial; Sentencing...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sarasota County, FL – A Sarasota County jury has convicted a man on a felony methamphetamine trafficking charge following a multi-unit investigation and jury trial, prosecutors announced this week....
Sarasota County Commission awards federal funding to four affordable housing projects
But two high-profile projects near downtown are left in limbo. Host: On the agenda of the Sarasota County Commission meeting yesterday was a decision on how to disburse $30 million worth of federal disaster recovery funds for affordable housing projects. Applications amounted to close to $100 million, which made it a...
HCA Healthcare Foundation gives $25K grant to All Faiths Food Bank
HCA Florida Healthcare has announced that the HCA Healthcare Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to All Faiths Food Bank to support its mission of providing healthy solutions to end hunger in our community as part of its Community Catalyst Grant Program. The funding is through the HCA Healthcare Foundation’s...
