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City Field debris removal wrapping up

Jan 8, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
November 5, 2024
By SUN contributor
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Holmes Beach mayor, commission race results

HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth will stay in office for two more years by the thinnest of margins. Only 13 votes separated her from challenger Mike Roth. Titsworth eeked out a victory against…
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November 4, 2024
By SUN contributor
City ends rental ban

City ends rental ban

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders opted to end the moratorium stopping vacation rentals to tourists in the city more than two weeks before it was scheduled to end. Commissioners voted unanimously at the u…
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November 2, 2024
By SUN contributor
HBPD chief thanks family in blue

HBPD chief thanks family in blue

HOLMES BEACH – After impacts from two hurricanes, the city of Holmes Beach was left with a disaster, including limited utilities, enforcement of a curfew and trying to keep the city safe for resident…
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October 29, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Police tasing of autistic man criticized, questioned, discussed

Police tasing of autistic man criticized, questioned, discussed

Please note that this article contains elements that could potentially be disturbing or triggering to some individuals. UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 31, 5:30 p.m. On Thursday, Holmes Beach Police Ch…
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October 3, 2024
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach enacts vacation rental moratorium

Holmes Beach enacts vacation rental moratorium

HOLMES BEACH – In the wake of Hurricane Helene, city leaders have enacted a moratorium banning vacation rentals for 45 days. Both city leaders and local rental owners are hopeful that the ban will be…
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September 30, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Residents and business owners return to Holmes Beach

Residents and business owners return to Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Residents and business owners began returning to Holmes Beach on Saturday to assess the damage inflicted by Hurricane Helene. At 10 a.m. Saturday morning, Mayor Judy Titsworth and P…
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September 16, 2024
By SUN contributor
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Holmes Beach lowers millage rate

HOLMES BEACH – Property owners are getting a tax break on their 2024-25 property tax bills. Commissioners voted to reduce the proposed millage rate from 2.05 mills to 1.99 mills, a six-point reducti…
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September 16, 2024
By SUN contributor
2024-25 budget passes first hearing

2024-25 budget passes first hearing

HOLMES BEACH – The city’s proposed 2024-25 budget is over halfway to the finish line to be in place for the Oct . 1 start of the fiscal year. Commissioners held the first of two public hearings for…
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September 10, 2024
By SUN contributor
City officials address rising flood concerns

City officials address rising flood concerns

HOLMES BEACH – With heavy rainfalls becoming the norm around Anna Maria Island, residents and property owners have concerns about flooding and stormwater infrastructure, and the city’s public works s…
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September 2, 2024
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach commission candidates debate issues

Holmes Beach commission candidates debate issues

HOLMES BEACH – Rainy weather and a hole in the Anna Maria Island Bridge couldn’t stop the four city commission candidates from coming out to The Sun’s candidate forum or the public from coming to hea…
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April 9, 2025
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