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Person of the Year: Judy Titsworth

Person of the Year: Judy Titsworth defends city’s home rule

HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Holmes Titsworth has consistently defended the city against Manatee County officials and Florida legislators who propose to chip away at home rule, particularly on the parki…
December 23, 2023
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Year in Review: Holmes Beach

Year in Review: Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – The bang that kicked off 2023 in Anna Maria Island’s largest city wasn’t the fireworks. The year that was had a lot of ups and downs for both city leaders and residents along with a fe…
December 19, 2023
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OPPAGA study wraps first month

HOLMES BEACH – In her state of the city address, Mayor Judy Titsworth noted that it’s been one month since the state-mandated Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)…
December 5, 2023
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Special magistrate assesses fines in three cases

Special magistrate assesses fines in three cases

HOLMES BEACH – Special Magistrate Michael Connolly was not in a forgiving mood when faced with three repeat code violation cases during a recent hearing. The Nov. 28 hearing kicked off with two case…
December 5, 2023
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Walking to Bethlehem

Walking to Bethlehem

ANNA MARIA – One of the most anticipated events of the holiday season took to the city’s streets on Sunday evening as dozens of participants came out to Roser Memorial Community Church to take the an…
November 7, 2023
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State orders immediate AMI consolidation study

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Mayors in the three Island cities received a trick on Halloween in the form of a letter from the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)…
October 18, 2023
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Commissioners discuss eroding wetlands protections

Commissioners discuss eroding wetlands protections

HOLMES BEACH – Despite the recent Manatee County Commission vote to reduce wetland buffers, a city building official says it won’t be as easy as putting a shovel in the ground to build near wetlands…
October 10, 2023
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Lawmakers go silent on consolidation

Lawmakers go silent on consolidation

BRADENTON – The Manatee County Legislative Delegation did not address their plans for a consolidation study of Anna Maria Island cities as expected at an Oct. 5 meeting, the deadline they set for the…
October 3, 2023
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Commissioners consider going vertical in Seaside Gardens

Commissioners consider going vertical in Seaside Gardens

HOLMES BEACH – It’s been more than two months since commissioners first began their discussion on whether or not to allow property owners in Seaside Gardens to raise their ground floor homes above th…
October 3, 2023
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Holmes Beach mayor responds to consolidation threat

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are making sure that state leaders know where they stand on the idea of consolidating the three Anna Maria Island cities. Prior to an upcoming Manatee County Legislative…
October 2, 2023
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Letter to the Editor: Kids want wetlands preserved

Dear Manatee County Commissioners, We are kids who live in Manatee County and the surrounding areas. We love our community and our environment. We are sunset watchers. We are kayakers of mangrove sw…
October 2, 2023
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Guest Editorial: Wild AMI depends on us

Anna Maria Island provides more than pristine water and white sand beaches for residents and visitors. As one of Florida’s west coast barrier Islands, it is ecologically diverse and an important habi…
September 26, 2023
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Commissioner Kruse hosts Island talk

Commissioner Kruse hosts Island talk

HOLMES BEACH – Only 18 people came out to the Island Branch Library on a stormy Wednesday night to hear what Manatee County Commissioner-at-large George Kruse had to say, but the conversation continu…

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