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Oct 23, 2021 – Cindy Lane
September 26, 2021
By SUN contributor

Introducing the 2021 Holmes Beach commission candidates

HOLMES BEACH – The November election is looming and there are five candidates seeking the support of voters to earn one of three seats on the city commission for the next two years. The candidates…
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September 20, 2021
By SUN contributor
County commissioner hopes to pave more of paradise

County commissioner proposes beach parking garage

HOLMES BEACH – Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge wants a new parking garage to be built on Manatee Beach’s sand parking lot, but the mayor of Holmes Beach so far appears unlikely to s…
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September 19, 2021
By SUN contributor
Rash triumphs in state investigation

Rash triumphs in state investigation

HOLMES BEACH – At the conclusion of a four-month-long investigation by the State of Florida Commission on Ethics, Commissioner Kim Rash is breathing a long-awaited sigh of relief. Rash was accused…
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September 19, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Red tide returns in low concentrations

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Red tide has returned to local waters after a two-week respite, according to Friday’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission weekly report. The toxic algae began app…
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September 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks

County budget includes tax cut and infrastructure investments

MANATEE COUNTY – Commissioners have unanimously approved the county’s 2021-22 fiscal year budget, which will take effect when the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. When adopting the budget on Tues…
September 4, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Rainfall threatens to overfill Piney Point ponds

Piney Point deep water injection well draft permit issued

PALMETTO – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has issued a draft permit for Manatee County to build and test an underground injection well to store contaminated water from Pine…
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September 3, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
More COVID cases at Anna Maria Elementary

More COVID cases at Anna Maria Elementary

HOLMES BEACH – Manatee County schools, including Anna Maria Elementary School, continue to see a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. AME reports two coronavirus cases among students and two stud…
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August 29, 2021
By SUN contributor
egal issues put a damper on wedding plans

Legal issues put a damper on wedding plans

UPDATED Aug. 30, 2021 at 12:05 p.m. – HOLMES BEACH – A local couple whose wedding plans were ruined by the Bali Hai Beach Resort was rescued by Island restaurateur Sean Murphy, who has offered them a…
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August 29, 2021
By Jason Schaffer

Manatee County School Board extends mask ‘mandate’

HOLMES BEACH – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Manatee County School Board voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to extend a temporary mask mandate it passed on Aug. 16 requiring all students and staff to wea…
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August 23, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Rainfall threatens to overfill Piney Point ponds

Rainfall could prompt second discharge at Piney Point

PALMETTO – As summer rainfall fills a near-capacity pond of contaminated water at Piney Point, state environmental officials are sounding the alarm about a possible second discharge into Tampa Bay…
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