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Anna Maria checkpoint, curfew suspended; emergency declarations extended

Oct 15, 2024 – Joe Hendricks
October 6, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria, Manatee County preparing for Hurricane Milton

Anna Maria, Manatee County preparing for Hurricane Milton

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – City and county officials are preparing for Hurricane Milton as the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts continue. Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria City Commission held an emer…
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October 4, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Power, mail restored in Bradenton Beach, new storm concerns emerge

Power, mail restored in Bradenton Beach, new storm concerns emerge

BRADENTON BEACH – On Friday morning, (Oct. 4), City Attorney Ricinda Perry provided an update on the ongoing hurricane recovery efforts taking place in the city. When speaking to The Sun, Perry ad…
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October 4, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Commissioners receive update on Hurricane Helene recovery

Commissioners receive update on Hurricane Helene recovery

BRADENTON BEACH – In what Police Chief and Public Works Director John Cosby described as an ever-changing situation, he gave commissioners the latest update on progress and steps forward for storm re…
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October 3, 2024
By Leslie Lake

It takes a (fishing) village

CORTEZ – Many individuals and groups have stepped up to help Cortez residents who lost so much in last week’s hurricane. The Cortez Church of Christ is a distribution center for residents of donat…
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October 3, 2024
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach enacts vacation rental moratorium

Holmes Beach enacts vacation rental moratorium

HOLMES BEACH – In the wake of Hurricane Helene, city leaders have enacted a moratorium banning vacation rentals for 45 days. Both city leaders and local rental owners are hopeful that the ban will be…
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October 3, 2024
By Leslie Lake

City requires structural, electrical inspections prior to occupancy

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners unanimously approved an emergency resolution on Thursday afternoon that will allow residential occupancy only following satisfactory structural and electrical ins…
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October 1, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Police chief addresses return access, power restoration, damage assessment

Police chief addresses return access, power restoration, damage assessment

BRADENTON BEACH – Police Chief and Public Works Director John Cosby provided The Sun with an extensive update on Oct. 1 regarding the conditions in the city and when residents, property owners, and b…
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September 30, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Recovery process continues in Anna Maria

Recovery process continues in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA – As hurri­cane recovery efforts con­tinue, the city’s focus shifts to debris removal efforts that began on Monday morning. “Our top priority now is to get household goods out to the ri…
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September 30, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Residents and business owners return to Holmes Beach

Residents and business owners return to Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Residents and business owners began returning to Holmes Beach on Saturday to assess the damage inflicted by Hurricane Helene. At 10 a.m. Saturday morning, Mayor Judy Titsworth and P…
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September 30, 2024
By SUN contributor
Duncan leads community recovery efforts

Duncan leads community recovery efforts

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – When Hurricane Helene swept past the Gulf coast, it brought several feet of storm surge that left large amounts of debris, standing water and piles of sand across the Island. A gr…
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