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Feb 27, 2024 – Leslie Lake
November 7, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Hunters Point prevails in canal hearing

Hunters Point prevails in canal hearing

CORTEZ – Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas denied motions to dissolve lis pendens claims last week that were filed against the owners of three properties located along the Hunters…
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October 30, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
FDOT receives input on Cortez Road study

Residents offer input on Cortez Road study

BRADENTON – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recently hosted a workshop seeking community input on the development of a Cortez Road corridor vision and action plan. The Oct. 18 work…
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September 12, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Manatee County Sheriff's Office

Cortez fisherman’s assailant convicted after dragging him with truck

BRADENTON – David Lynn Nichols, 60, has been found guilty of battery and leaving the scene of a crash that caused a Cortez man to lose an arm, among other serious injuries. In Manatee County’s 12th…
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August 15, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
FDOT launches Cortez Road corridor study

FDOT launches Cortez Road corridor study

MANATEE COUNTY – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is conducting an extensive study of the Cortez Road corridor from the east end of the Cortez Bridge in Cortez to the tip of U.S. Highw…
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July 25, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Canal dispute lawsuits linger on

Canal dispute lawsuits linger

CORTEZ – The legal filings continue in civil litigation pertaining to residential docks and boat lifts located along the man-made canal surrounding the Hunters Point development. A preliminary heari…
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May 29, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Board rules in favor of Hunters Point docks

Board rules in favor of Hunters Point docks

CORTEZ – The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) governing board has adopted a final order that allows 49 residential docks/boat slips to be built along the Hunters Point canal as…
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May 22, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Final order expected for Hunters Point dock challenge

Final order expected for Hunters Point dock challenge

CORTEZ – The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s governing board is expected to issue an approved final order regarding the Hunters Point Resort & Marina dock permitting efforts. The…
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May 15, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Civil case in net camp dispute dismissed

Civil case in net camp dispute dismissed

CORTEZ – A civil suit filed in 2018 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) against Raymond Guthrie, Jr. over his net camp building in Sarasota Bay has been dismissed. Net camp…
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May 15, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
New sewer line will abut Peninsula Bay property

New sewer line will service future Peninsula Bay development

CORTEZ – The tree and bush clearing activity currently taking place along the north side of Cortez Road West, between 115th Street West and the West Manatee Fire Rescue station, is associated with a…
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May 8, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Cortezian breaks state record with backyard pumpkin

Cortezian breaks state record with backyard pumpkin

CORTEZ – What started out as a casual pastime for Cortez resident and backyard farmer Tim Caniff has turned into a serious statewide agriculture record. At 1,039 pounds, Caniff’s great pumpkin – g…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting