Cortez News

Following a plea to several felonies, the state dropped charges against Charles H. Leonard last week in 15 of 20 or more burglary cases opened following a chase and search through Cortez in December by several law enforcement agencies.

In Asia and Italy, mullet is prized for its eggs. In big U.S. cities, upscale restaurants pay top dollar to serve mullet fillets - from Spain.

The Cortez Bridge State Road 684 linking Bradenton Beach to the mainland is under scrutiny by the Florida Department of Transportation following an engineer's report in advance of a 2013-14 budgeted $4.4 million repair project to keep the bridge operational.