Bacteria in water? Paddleboard input wanted, more...

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The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County urges area residents and visitors with certain health conditions to avoid eating raw oysters and exposing open wounds to seawater and estuarine water, which may harbor bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus.
Sarasota County wants your input on a proposal to allow the rental and use of stand-up paddleboards at county-owned beaches. Come to one of two open house-style meetings that will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 12.
With local schools scheduled to resume Aug. 18, Sarasota County public health and school officials remind parents to get their child's immunizations updated now.
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