It’s a record — by a lot — over the previous tax year, which was also a record. This week, the Tax Collector’s Office sent out property tax bills totaling $1.16 billion. That leapfrogs by 17% the $995 ...

Thousands of Manatee County property owners will soon receive letters that determine whether they will can repair their homes ...

Seven months after the sudden departure of Manatee County’s top executive, Charlie Bishop, a longtime government employee, has been named the county administrator. In August, the Board of County ...

Manatee County commissioners greenlit a $23.5 million land purchase in Lakewood Ranch to relocate many government services from downtown Bradenton. The county earmarked nearly $35 million for the land ...