Prine Elementary School News Today

In east Bradenton, two teachers were named finalists Manatee County's Educator of the Year and two staff members named for Support Employee of the Year.

A renaming ceremony is set to take place at the field April 14 at 5:45 p.m.

Evacuation orders have gone out for areas across Southwest Florida and shelters are opening in advance of Hurricane Ian’s approach. Here's information on evacuation orders and shelter locations in Manatee and Sarasota Counties.

Stay with a friend or family member if possible, but here is where you can find a hurricane shelter in Sarasota or Manatee counties if you need one.

The Herald-Tribune has assembled lists of all of the hurricane shelters in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

David Marshall, the principal at Gene Witt Elementary School, says that special small moments kept him going 39 years.