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County to close vaccine appointments, site

Apr 8, 2021 – SUN contributor
March 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Treehouse owners get harassing calls

Treehouse owners get harassing calls

HOLMES BEACH – Treehouse owner Huong Lynn Tran isn’t answering her phone much these days, afraid of more calls like the one she received earlier this month. “Everybody on this Island hates you and…
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March 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Vaccination eligibility dropping to 40 and older

Vaccination eligibility dropping to age 40 and older

TALLAHASSEE – Florida residents age 40 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on Monday, March 29, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced. Those 18 and older will be eligible t…
March 21, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
City, Mote Marine move forward on pier facility

City, Mote Marine move forward on pier facility

ANNA MARIA – Mote Marine is another step closer to opening its education center at the end of the City Pier. Mayor Dan Murphy and Mote Marine Laboratory President Dr. Michael Crosby signed a memor…
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March 1, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Legislature last resort for net camp

CORTEZ – Raymond Guthrie Jr. has 60 days to convince the Florida Legislature to save the net camp he built in Sarasota Bay off the commercial fishing village before a court order to demolish it takes…
February 24, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Vanessa Baugh named in ethics complaint

Baugh named in ethics complaint

BRADENTON – Manatee County resident Jennifer Hamey filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics Tuesday regarding County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh’s recent role in organizing a pop-up COV…
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February 24, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Lakewood Ranch vaccinations trigger criminal investigation

Lakewood Ranch vaccinations trigger criminal investigation

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh’s role in the controversial Lakewood Ranch pop-up vaccination distribution site has prompted a sworn criminal complaint filed by Sarasota-ba…
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February 22, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
City pursues Mote Marine pier proposal

City pursues Mote Marine pier proposal

ANNA MARIA – City commissioners have asked Mayor Dan Murphy to approach Mote Marine for a final proposal outlining its plans to create a Marine Educational Outreach Center at the end of the City Pier…
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February 21, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
COVID Ribbon Memorial honors Florida’s deceased

COVID Ribbon Memorial honors Florida’s deceased

ANNA MARIA – Spanning more than 250 yards and representing the life of each Floridian who has died of COVID-19, the COVID Ribbon Memorial of Florida was unveiled Tuesday morning. Comprised of a co…
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February 18, 2021
By SUN contributor
Suspect enters not guilty plea in fatal hit and run

Suspect enters not guilty plea in fatal hit and run

HOLMES BEACH – A hit-and-run traffic accident on Gulf Drive that caused the death of a pedestrian has resulted in a local woman being charged with a felony – leaving the scene of a crash that resulte…
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February 15, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Mote Marine proposes City Pier education and outreach center

Mote Marine proposes City Pier Marine Educational Outreach Center

ANNA MARIA – No decision has been made, but Mote Marine has emerged as the leading candidate to occupy the vacant building on the Anna Maria City Pier. Representatives from the Sarasota-based Mote…
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