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Manatee County Government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21 to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Manatee County is accepting applications for two vacancies on the Manatee County Health Care Advisory Board and three seats on the Infrastructure Sales Tax Oversight Committee.

County officials will hold two meetings in coming weeks to help local neighborhoods and homeowner associations improve their chances for a successful grant application of up to $10,000 in one-time neighborhood improvement funding.

Registration is now open for a free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course that begins next month. Manatee County residents and business owners, faith-based organizations, communities/neighborhoods and anyone who wants to be better prepared for common household emergencies can enroll.

Palma Sola boat ramp, 9800 Manatee Ave. West, will be closed for up to six months for repairs and minor upgrades beginning Jan. 1.

County Commissioners today elected District Three Commissioner Steve Jonsson as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for 2019..

Registration is open through Jan. 18 for the 2019 Gulf Coast Games for Life, a regional competition of amateur athletes ages 50 and older. Seniors will compete in 16 sports for medals and qualifying for the 2019 Florida Senior Games State Competition.

As part of its commitment to producing theatrical presentations of the works of some of the greatest authors and playwrights in history and offering unique theater experiences, Powel Crosley Theater recently announced the return of its popular holiday productions and a new show planned for 2019, all taking place at the historic Powel Crosley Estate.

Manatee County's popular wall calendars have arrived, featuring beautiful photos of popular local destinations.

Cathy Laird, the branch supervisor for the County's busiest library and a longtime employee of the public library system, has been named Manatee County's 2018 Employee of the Year.

After serving nearly a year as an interim director, Ava Ehde was confirmed as the Director of Neighborhood Services for Manatee County at today's County Commission meeting.

Manatee County Commissioners next week are scheduled to name their meeting chambers the Patricia M. Glass Commission Chambers in honor of the County's first female County Commissioner, Pat Glass.

Manatee County residents can now find the information that’s most important to them with one click using a collection of new online applications on the County’s website.

Manatee County has integrated several new potentially lifesaving advancements to its 9-1-1 services to improve emergency response efforts.

Two statewide transit associations have awarded Manatee County Area Transit two group awards and individual awards to Commissioner Carol Whitmore and Manatee County Fleet employee Mike Ruth.

Manatee County Government and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that an SBA Business Recovery Center today moves to the City of Bradenton Beach's Tingley Memorial Library to help business owners affected by September red tide bloom.