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Our Best Stuff: First Day of School, Busy Detectives, Business Developments

Here are the highlights from the week of Aug. 20-27.

IN CRIME AND COURTS

  • Manatee County detectives arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with on another man in what appears to be a case of road rage at . John Sabin after the Manatee County Sheriff's Office says he was positively identified as the person who attacked Lakewood Ranch resident John Lee in front of Lee's 10-year-old. Lee and Sabin are neighbors in Lakewood Ranch
  • Deputies are investigating an after finding Walton Leroy Orum, 65, dead inside a Bradenton home.
  • 's detectives arrested a 26-year old man Friday on charges of murder in connection with a shooting death last month. Daniel Roblado was charged in the July 23 shooting in the 900 block of 33rd Avenue East that killed Elvis Ruiz, 28.
  • Bradenton Police detectives the murder of Jason Stone, 35. He was shot to death near the front door of his home.
  • The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has launched "Can You ID Me," a persons of interest in criminal cases. 

IN BUSINESS

  • Manatee County Commissioner, Robin DiSabatino, District 4, will host a next month at Bayshore Gardens Recreation Center, 6919 26th St. W. to help connect businesses with the education, training and work force resources available in the area.
  • Eric Basinger, who has helped attract an estimated 7,000 jobs to the county during his tenure as .
  • Julez’s Mobile Auto Detailing, Inc. (JMAD) is that offers high-end professional detailing services for cars, boats, RV’s, motorcycles, planes, and more in the greater Manatee County area.
  • is into the Pier 22 Restaurant after the owners decided to split from the Mattison Company.

IN GOVERNMENT

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  • After a group of skaters protested NDC Construction's selection of developer Hardcore to build a new waterfront skatepark as part of Riverwalk, the company met with skaters to talk about their concerns. Here's about the issue. 
  • It has taken 10 months, but to a 150-home development set for Robinson Farms after the Manatee County commission voted 5-2  to rescind its approval of the development.

IN SCHOOL NEWS:

  • The brought a few tears and some insecurities, but mostly it was a day filled with excitement as students across the region got into their new classrooms.
  • The decided Monday night to on the saying it didn't have enough information about the property's value, the buyer's or the plans for the property.

IN SPORTS

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  • The ominous skies surrounding Joe Kinnan Field at Hawkins Stadium on Wednesday night and a losing half-time score threatened to put an immediate damper on football season. Ultimately, the Hurricanes used a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally for a victory over a visiting American Heritage squad from Delray Beach.
  • Justin Ross, the younger brother of quarterback Steven Ross, caught a touchdown pass and registered an interception in the first half of Friday night's 17-6 at Booker.
  • Both teams were mistake-prone Friday, but 16 points of Cardinal Mooney's 23-14 victory over Bradenton Christian came courtesy of .

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