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Oct 28, 2021 – Joe Hendricks
October 18, 2021
By SUN contributor
Commissioners talk golf cart/LSV regulations

Commissioners talk golf cart/LSV regulations

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners met Oct. 12 for a work session about potential golf cart and low-speed vehicle regulations, focusing on how to have those vehicles travel safely through the city. A ve…
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October 18, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Funding finalized for Mote Marine facility on City Pier

Funding finalized for Mote Marine facility on City Pier

ANNA MARIA – The Manatee County Commission has officially authorized an interlocal agreement that provides the city of Anna Maria with $500,000 for the buildout and installation of the Mote Education…
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October 17, 2021
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach candidates sound off on golf cart/LSV use

Holmes Beach candidates sound off on golf cart/LSV use

HOLMES BEACH – Voting by mail is already underway and the five candidates vying for three seats on the city commission only have a few weeks left until the Nov. 2 election to let voters know where th…
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October 17, 2021
By SUN contributor
Candidates give their opinions on a Holmes Beach city manager

Candidates give their opinions on a Holmes Beach city manager

HOLMES BEACH – The Nov. 2 election is almost upon us and Holmes Beach voters have to decide between five candidates to fill three seats on the city commission – incumbent Commissioners Terry Schaefer…
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October 17, 2021
By Jason Schaffer

AME still COVID-free as school cases drop countywide

HOLMES BEACH – After experiencing a fifth straight week of no COVID-positive staff or students, it’s possible things may be slowly returning to normal after a scary start to the 2021-22 school year t…
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October 17, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Privateers mourn the loss of ‘Big John’

Privateers mourn the loss of ‘Big John’ Swager

ANNA MARIA – Beloved Anna Maria Island Privateer John ‘Big John’ Swager, 58, died on Oct. 6 at Blake Medical Center after a month-long battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Anyone who had the pleasu…
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October 17, 2021
By SUN contributor

New funding for police officer

HOLMES BEACH – It took some discussion, but city commissioners voted to allow the Holmes Beach Police Department to add another officer to its ranks. Commissioners voted three to two in favor of r…
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October 17, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria farmers market returns

Anna Maria farmers market returns

ANNA MARIA – The city’s seasonal farmers market returned on Tuesday, Oct. 12 to shoppers eager for fresh produce. The weekly market takes place every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather perm…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Post Office going dark

Cortez Post Office going dark

CORTEZ – As the Cortez post office prepares to close Friday, Oct. 22, some residents wonder why the U.S. Postal Service is sending them more than 5 miles to the Palma Sola Branch when there are much…
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October 11, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay

Cortez post office closing to residents’ dismay

UPDATED OCT. 12, 2021 at 11:35 a.m. – CORTEZ – The Cortez post office will close on Friday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m., leaving residents no choice but to travel about four miles to the Palma Sola branch on 7…
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