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Class of 2021: AME friends stick together through high school

May 30, 2021 – Monica Simpson
February 10, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
COVID Ribbon Memorial to honor those lost

COVID Ribbon Memorial to honor those lost

ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria resident, photographer and artist Cathy Tobias and others are creating a public art installation that memorializes Floridians who lost their lives to COVID-19. Those lives…
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January 24, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Legislators again seek state regulation of vacation rentals

Legislators again seek state regulation of vacation rentals

ANNA MARIA – Florida Sen. Manny Diaz (R-Hialeah) and Florida Rep. Jason Fischer (R-Jacksonville) are once again trying to take away local governments’ ability to regulate vacation rentals and vacatio…
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January 15, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Search continues for sunken trawler’s oil storage tank

Search continues for sunken trawler’s oil storage tank

ANNA MARIA – About 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel have been removed from the hull of the commercial shrimp trawler that recently sank offshore of Anna Maria, but concerns linger regarding a still-missi…
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January 11, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Shipwreck debris removed, fuel containment and salvage efforts continue

Shipwreck debris removed; fuel containment, salvage efforts continue

ANNA MARIA – The cleanup of the shipwreck debris field along the Anna Maria shoreline is mostly complete. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three commercial fishermen from a 70-foot commercial fishing…
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January 9, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Coast Guard rescues three commercial fishermen near AMI

Fishermen rescued; fuel, debris spilled near AMI

ANNA MARIA – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a 70-foot commercial fishing vessel that took on water and ran aground Friday evening in rough seas two miles west of Anna Maria Island…
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December 21, 2020
By Sun staff

Four Sun staffers win 12 state awards

Four Anna Maria Island Sun staff members have won 12 awards in the Florida Press Club’s 2019 Excellence in Journalism Competition. Political cartoonist Steve Borggren swept the Editorial Cartoonin…
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December 21, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Bright Holiday Lights contest winners celebrated

Bright Holiday Lights contest winners celebrated

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria has named four winners in this year’s Bright Holiday Lights decorating contest. On Friday, two winners were announced in the residential category and two winner…
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December 7, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

AMI COVID-19 cases climb to 166

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – COVID-19 has reached a new high on Anna Maria Island – 166 cases have been reported since March, according to the Sunday, Dec. 6 Florida Division of Emergency Management report…
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December 7, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Food drive taking place Saturday

Food drive Saturday at Harvey Memorial

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church St. in Bradenton Beach, is conducting a food drive on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donated food will be delivered t…
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November 29, 2020
By SUN contributor
WMFR welcomes new commissioner

WMFR welcomes new commissioner

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue district commissioners had their hands full at their final meeting of the calendar year. Commissioners welcomed Commissioner Larry Jennis back to the dais for…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting