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Mats of algae clog marina, affect business

May 24, 2021 – Cindy Lane
May 14, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Panic pumping causing unnecessary fuel shortage on AMI

Panic pumping causing unnecessary fuel shortage on AMI

HOLMES BEACH – Whether you call it “panic pumping” or “gas hoarding,” it’s causing problems for Island residents. Anyone who has lived through a hurricane scare saw a familiar sight this week, as…
May 3, 2021
By Joe Hendricks

DeSantis suspends local COVID-19 orders

ST. PETERSBURG – Local government emergency orders regarding COVID-19 have been invalidated statewide under an executive order that Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Monday, May 3. At a press conference in…
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May 3, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Vacation rental bills defeated

Vacation rental bills defeated

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature’s latest attempt to give the state sole authority over vacation rental regulations has failed. When the Legislature concluded its 2021 session last Friday, tw…
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May 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Boat and personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

Boat, personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

UPDATED May 3 at 1:20 p.m. – BRADENTON BEACH – While operating a tour boat for Paradise Boat Tours on Sunday, Captain John (Mike) Draayom helped pull a male and a female from the Intracoastal Waterwa…
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April 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
County moving forward with Piney Point deep injection well

County approves Piney Point deep injection well contractor

MANATEE COUNTY – County commissioners have approved a construction agreement for a deep injection well as part of the efforts to permanently close the Piney Point property. Located in Palmetto, ne…
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April 26, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Piney Point wastewater spreading

Piney Point wastewater spreading

UPDATED April 26, 2021 at 3:52 p.m. – PALMETTO – About half the wastewater in a leaking retention pond built into a gyp stack at the closed Piney Point phosphate plant has been pumped into Tampa Bay…
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April 23, 2021
By SUN contributor

Manatee County to close COVID-19 vaccine site

MANATEE COUNTY – With the demand for COVID-19 vaccine first doses lessening, Director of Public Safety Jacob Saur says the county is shutting down its vaccine efforts to focus on the looming hurrican…
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April 19, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Governor orders permanent closure of Piney Point

Governor orders permanent closure of Piney Point

PALMETTO – State leaders are committing financial resources for the ongoing Piney Point response efforts and the implementation of a long-term plan to permanently close the property. The Piney Poi…
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April 19, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for the May 1 start of sea turtle nesting season off AMI, Bortie may be coming home to nest. The female loggerhead sea turtle was satellite-tagged and released fro…
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April 12, 2021
By SUN contributor
Parks members set sights on former bank property

Parks committee members set sights on former bank property

HOLMES BEACH – Members of the city’s Parks and Beautification Committee are working on a proposal which, if approved by city commissioners, could create an acre of green space at the city’s commercia…
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