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Feb 28, 2022 – Jason Schaffer
February 7, 2022
By Jason Schaffer

‘Gear up’ for Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival

CORTEZ – The 2022 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival the weekend of Feb. 19-20 has something for everyone, even folks who don’t know how to bait a hook. The first festival in 1981 drew 500 people…
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February 7, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Pedestrian struck in Anna Maria

Pedestrian struck in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA – Ohio resident S. Weiss (no first name provided) was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 2, while crossing Pine Avenue near the Roser Memorial Community Church. According to…
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February 6, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Decision still pending on clam, seagrass restoration funds

Decision still pending on clam, seagrass restoration funds

ANNA MARIA – A city commission decision on a $50,000 funding request for proposed clam and seagrass restoration projects has been further delayed as opponents voice concerns. The additional delay…
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January 23, 2022
By SUN contributor

County opens new COVID-19 testing site

MANATEE COUNTY – A new COVID-19 testing site is now available at the SUNZ insurance building, 1301 Eighth Ave. in downtown Bradenton. The new location offers free PCR and rapid testing at a walk-u…
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January 17, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
State legislation threatens ability to adopt local ordinances

State legislation threatens ability to adopt local ordinances

ANNA MARIA – City officials remain concerned about the potential ramifications of two proposed state laws pertaining to the adoption of city ordinances and the related recovery of attorneys’ fees…
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January 16, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Commission considering clam and seagrass restoration request

Commission considering clam, seagrass restoration request

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission has deferred for two weeks a decision on a $50,000 funding request for proposed clam and seagrass restoration projects. The previously discussed request…
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January 16, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Raccoon rescued from engine compartment

Raccoon rescued from engine compartment

BRADENTON BEACH – Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center Inc. and local veterinarian Dr. Bill Bystrom helped rescue a raccoon that became trapped in an automobile’s engine compartment. Accor…
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January 10, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Woman completes ‘round the island swim

Woman completes ‘round the island swim

HOLMES BEACH – It may be a first. Julie Madison, 34, swam around Anna Maria Island on Dec. 30, traveling 16.8 miles in 67-degree water in about seven and a half hours. It doesn’t officially cou…
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January 10, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

Florida loses record number of manatees in 2021

More than 1,100 manatees died in 2021, a record high since the turn of the century, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Brevard County on Florida’s east coast…
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January 9, 2022
By Cindy Lane
More leaks appear at Piney Point

More leaks appear at Piney Point

PALMETTO – Three more leaks from an unknown source have emerged in one of the gypsum stacks holding contaminated water at the closed Piney Point phosphate plant. The Florida Department of Environm…
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