Parrish News

Remember the Neil Young song, "Helpless," from the Deja Vu album? "Baby, sing with me somehow "Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless." Those lyrics come to mind when we hear about someone who is about to be evicted, or can't pay their electric bill, or is living homeless on the street with young children.

OK, children, if you sing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" real loud, maybe he'll show up.

Three people were arrested after deputies say they stole copper wire and other parts from a cell phone tower in Parrish, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Three people were arrested after deputies say they stole copper wire and other parts from a cell phone tower in Parrish, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 5:09 p.m. Keller Williams On the Water has launched a new commercial real estate division in downtown Bradenton.

During World War II, American youngsters helped on the home front with scrap metal drives that helped make everything from armaments to tin cans.

Several vehicle burglaries were reported overnight in the River Wilderness subdivision near Parrish, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

State transportation officials don't anticipate dropping any planned projects in Manatee County through 2015 despite - and because of - the economy, according to a proposed work plan.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has launched a campaign encouraging residents who irrigate their lawns to skip a week of watering in the cooler months of December, January and February.

A CROCS shoe outlet has opened in Prime OutletsEllenton. The 2,537-square-foot retail store is next to Calendar Club and across from Rack Room Shoes.

A 795-unit Lakewood Ranch residential subdivision that had been in slowdown construction mode for 15 months is now moving at full speed.

Three people died Sunday after a two-vehicle collision in Ruskin about 7 p.m., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

For many nonprofit groups, Christmas tree sales are a major part of annual budget goals and The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County is no exception.

The Florida Railroad Museum will host the humorous Hole In The Head Gang Train Robbery at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The demand was obvious as hundreds of residents crowded around a Manatee County Sheriff's Office truck accepting free turkeys, emptying a truckload of frozen birds in minutes.

Copper wiring was reported stripped from several utility poles and homes under construction this week, according to authorities.

A 71-year-old Parrish grandfather was acquitted today in court for a lewd and lascivious charge after he was accused of molesting his granddaughter.

The Palmetto Historical Commission is sponsoring the Farm City Week Agricultural Hall of Fame Luncheon at noon Nov.

When you think of places where blueberries grow, you normally think of cold-weather locales such as Michigan and Maine.

Pastor Jerry Parrish counseled two young men trying to save them from a life of gangs, but the worst still happened: Irwin Figueroa and Rubin Gonzalez-Garduno, both 18, were gunned down on the streets of Manatee.