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New Aerials Show Piney Point Progress Amid Deep Well Feud

June 22, 2026June 23, 2026Mike JonesLeave a Comment

Inside the Money, Politics, and Manufactured Crisis at Piney Point For over five years, the 676-acre Piney Point industrial site has been treated as a ticking ecological time bomb. Ever since a catastrophic liner tear in March 2021 forced the emergency dumping of 215 million gallons of toxic, nutrient-rich wastewater into Tampa Bay, public officials […]

Inside Look: Video Tour of Manatee County’s New EMS Station 22

December 11, 2025December 23, 2025MW Staff

New Manatee County EMS Station 22 Opens After Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Manatee County officials, community partners and local residents gathered Monday afternoon for the ribbon cutting and open house of Moccasin Wallow EMS Station 22, the county’s newest emergency medical services facility at 2950 Moccasin Wallow Road in Palmetto. The event marked the official opening […]

Apply Now for Manatee County’s $1.2 Million Housing Repair & Replacement Assistance

March 25, 2025March 24, 2025MW Staff

The Manatee County Community and Veterans Services Department is rolling out a $1.2 million funding initiative to assist low and very-low-income homeowners with housing rehabilitation and replacement efforts. The program, funded through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program, offers eligible residents interest-free, deferred payment loans to make essential repairs or replace dilapidated homes. Starting […]

US-19 in Terra Ceia Named ‘Army Specialist Nicholas Panipinto Memorial Highway’

March 11, 2025March 15, 2025MW Staff

On March 4th, 2025, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners paid a heartfelt tribute to the memory of Army Specialist Nicholas Panipinto. The commissioners unanimously supported the designation of a section of U.S. 19, between Palm View Road and Terra Cia Road, in his honor. This was made possible through the adoption of Resolution R-25-020, […]

End of the Line for Speed Cameras in Manatee County

March 4, 2025March 5, 2025MW Staff1 Comment

Just days after our bombshell investigation revealed serious issues with the school zone speed cameras, the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted to shut down the program entirely. Our investigation discovered that at five North County schools with speed cameras, five out of the eight cameras were installed too close to the roadway, and […]

Admin commented on Introducing the Map of What’s Coming: Closest to US41 will be storage units. Right behin
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Admin commented on Introducing the Map of What’s Coming: We try to update it quarterly. It's just been upda
Admin commented on Moccasin Wallow Road Gets New Traffic Signals at I-75 Interchange: They went live yesterday... https://moccasinwallow
AD commented on Moccasin Wallow Road Gets New Traffic Signals at I-75 Interchange: Is the light activated now? Does anyone know?