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City leaders discuss charter review commission changes

Jun 25, 2024 – SUN contributor
June 4, 2024
By SUN contributor

Cameras to ticket school zone speeders

HOLMES BEACH – Changes are coming to the school zone in front of Anna Maria Elementary School and drivers need to take note to avoid a ticket. “This isn’t about making a buck, it’s about safety,” Ho…
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May 20, 2024
By SUN contributor

Man drowns off Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – A day at the beach ended in tragedy on May 18 when an unidentified 75-year-old man drowned in the Gulf of Mexico near the 77th Street beach access. West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marsh…
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April 30, 2024
By SUN contributor
Residents consider initiating consolidation referendum

Residents consider initiating consolidation referendum

HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Island residents are working to find ways to fight back against a loss of home rule and the potential consolidation or elimination of the three Island cities, and are consid…
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April 30, 2024
By SUN contributor
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City leaders talk mangrove regulations

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are considering taking on the responsibility for local mangrove regulation from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Development Services Director C…
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April 22, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Three crashes damage two businesses, one crosswalk signal

Three crashes damage two businesses, one crosswalk signal

HOLMES BEACH – Two cars drove into two neighboring businesses on two separate days last week, followed by a crash into a crosswalk signal and pedestrian barrier at the nearby intersection of Marina a…
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April 15, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Responses filed in negligence suit

Responses filed in negligence suit

HOLMES BEACH – The two defendants in a civil suit filed by the daughter of Miriam Trotter, 86, of Bradenton, who was killed in a traffic accident on May 12, 2023, have filed responses to the suit in…
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April 15, 2024
By SUN contributor
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Commissioners address consolidation

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners again discussed their concern about a move by the state Legislature to eliminate the three Anna Maria Island cities, consolidating them into one city, into the city of Br…
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April 8, 2024
By Jason Schaffer

Bradenton man arrested for allegedly selling cocaine

HOLMES BEACH – A tip from a witness about a suspected drug deal on March 29 led to the arrest of a Bradenton man on multiple charges, including felony possession of cocaine with intent to sell. The…
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April 8, 2024
By SUN contributor
Property owners seek stop to kayak tours

Property owners seek stop to kayak tours

HOLMES BEACH – Residents Roger and Irene Alvarez are hoping for help from the legal system to prevent kayaking clients from Fun Florida Tours from trespassing on their property and causing what they…
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April 1, 2024
By SUN contributor
OPPAGA visit concerns city leaders

OPPAGA visit concerns city leaders

HOLMES BEACH – The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability study being conducted on the three Anna Maria Island cities is starting to rattle local city leaders. During a Ma…
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