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First COVID-19 case reported at Anna Maria Elementary
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Anna Maria Elementary says goodbye to retiring staff members

May 30, 2021 – Jason Schaffer
May 25, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach commission proposes eliminating term limits

Bradenton Beach commission proposes eliminating term limits

BRADENTON BEACH – In the upcoming fall elections, Bradenton Beach voters will again be asked if they want to eliminate the term limits currently imposed on the city’s elected mayor and city commissio…
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May 25, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Cortez Cultural Center to honor veterans

CORTEZ – A program honoring Cortez veterans and their families will be held Saturday, May 29, from 9-10 a.m. at the Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road, followed by the opening of exhibits from…
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May 24, 2021
By SUN contributor
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Commissioners vote to increase fire assessment rates

BRADENTON – Property owners in the West Manatee Fire Rescue District in western Manatee County will notice an increase in the fire assessment rate when TRIM notices go out later this year, but it won…
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May 24, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Duncan selected for dock expansion project

Duncan selected for dock expansion project

BRADENTON BEACH – Sarasota-based Duncan Seawall, Dock and Boat Lifts is the Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) first choice to install finger piers to the floating dock next to the Bridge Street…
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May 23, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Anna Maria Elementary leads county in brick and mortar learning option selections

Masks to stay on at Anna Maria Elementary

UPDATED MAY 30, 2021 at 10:44 a.m. – A unanimous vote by the Manatee County School Board Friday morning will end the district’s mask policy. The board published a notice of intent to change the mask…
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May 18, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Grand jury finds insufficient evidence for homicide in Morris death

Grand jury finds insufficient evidence for homicide in Morris death

A Manatee County grand jury found that evidence in the Jan. 1, 2009 death of Sheena Morris in a hotel room in Bradenton Beach was insufficient to establish a homicide, according to a May 14 press rel…
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May 18, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Net camp headed back to court

Net camp headed back to court

CORTEZ – For the second time, Raymond Guthrie Jr. has asked a local court to delay its order to demolish a structure he built on pilings in Sarasota Bay in 2017. In a document filed on May 11 by B…
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May 18, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Judge orders Mapes to pay city $19,760

Judge orders Mapes to pay city $19,760

BRADENTON BEACH – Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas has ordered Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant Reed Mapes to pay the city of Bradenton Beach $19,760. According to the written ruling Nicholas iss…
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May 18, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Van Ostenbridge, Satcher being reimbursed for attorney fees

Van Ostenbridge, Satcher being reimbursed for attorney fees

UPDATED Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:40 a.m. – MANATEE COUNTY – County commissioners Kevin Van Ostenbridge and James Satcher will be reimbursed for the attorney fees and legal expenses they incurred as…
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May 17, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
‘Reimagining Pine Avenue’ study approved

‘Reimagining Pine Avenue’ study approved

ANNA MARIA – Pine Avenue may soon be in for a traffic and safety-related makeover. The city of Anna Maria is contracting an engineering firm to conduct a detailed traffic and safety study of the P…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting