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Mother of two killed in crash

Nov 3, 2024 – Leslie Lake
October 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez moves forward with stone crab harvest

Cortez moves forward with stone crab harvest

CORTEZ – In a display of resilience following recent back-to-back hurricanes, both Cortez fish houses are moving forward with the seasonal stone crab harvest. Stone crab harvesting season runs fro…
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October 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez offers food, supplies after hurricanes

Cortez offers food, supplies after hurricanes

CORTEZ – A distribution center of donated food and supplies has been set up in Cortez in front of the Star Fish Co. According to Star Fish employees Dana and Nicole, supplies will continue to be d…
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October 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Canadian power crews work to restore electrical infrastructure in Sunny Shores

Sunny Shores receives electrical help from Canada

CORTEZ – Multiple crews from Hydro One, an Ontario Canada-based electricity transmission and distribution service provider, navigated their way through debris-filled streets in Sunny Shores to restor…
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October 11, 2024
By Leslie Lake
DeSantis surveys Cortez hurricane damage

DeSantis surveys Cortez hurricane damage

CORTEZ – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a stop in Cortez shortly after noon on Friday, Oct. 11, and got a firsthand look at the damage to the fishing village following Hurricanes Helene and Milton…
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October 8, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Mounds of debris remain as hurricane approaches

Mounds of debris remain as hurricane approaches

CORTEZ — Hurricane Milton is expected to bring high winds and a storm surge to the area late Wednesday night, and time was running short on Tuesday to remove household debris left out following Hurri…
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October 3, 2024
By Leslie Lake

It takes a (fishing) village

CORTEZ – Many individuals and groups have stepped up to help Cortez residents who lost so much in last week’s hurricane. The Cortez Church of Christ is a distribution center for residents of donat…
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September 28, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez cleans up after storm surge flooding

Cortez cleans up after Helene

CORTEZ – Cortez fishing villagers are accustomed to sharks, but not in their backyards. One longtime resident said a shark brushed against her as she was cleaning up the yard before the floodwaters…
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September 9, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Suspect arrested after high speed chase that began in Holmes Beach

Cortez man to be arraigned on June 6 shooting

BRADENTON – A Cortez man will be arraigned on Friday, Sept. 13 in connection with a June 6 shooting during which a Cortez woman sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. Kevin Armstrong, 48, was origi…
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September 9, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Village Marina requests denied

Cortez Village Marina requests denied

CORTEZ – Manatee County commissioners unanimously denied Cortez Village Marina’s request to expand current operations. The Chicago-based MHC Cortez Village LLC purchased the marina in 2024, one of…
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August 26, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

CORTEZ – When the new 65-foot-high Cortez Bridge is constructed, it won’t be a drawbridge, so a bridgetender will no longer be needed, and a Cortez group wants to save the bridgetender’s booth at the…
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