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State COVID-19 testing sites close

May 16, 2021 – SUN contributor
May 9, 2021
By SUN contributor
More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear treehouse owners’ case

HOLMES BEACH – The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another legal blow to the owners of the beachfront treehouse at Angelinos Sea Lodge. Owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen had appealed to the court to…
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May 3, 2021
By Joe Hendricks

DeSantis suspends local COVID-19 orders

ST. PETERSBURG – Local government emergency orders regarding COVID-19 have been invalidated statewide under an executive order that Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Monday, May 3. At a press conference in…
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May 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Map revisions could impact Bradenton Beach property owners

Map revisions could impact Bradenton Beach property owners

UPDATED May 5, 2021 at 3:15 P.M. – BRADENTON BEACH – The city’s ongoing efforts to resolve inconsistencies between its future land use and zoning maps could potentially impact property values and the…
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May 2, 2021
By SUN contributor
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WMFR board may raise 2021-22 assessment rates

BRADENTON – Rates may be increasing for residents and business owners in the West Manatee Fire Rescue District, but if they do increase, it will only be by 4% for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Commissi…
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May 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Boat and personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

Boat, personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

UPDATED May 3 at 1:20 p.m. – BRADENTON BEACH – While operating a tour boat for Paradise Boat Tours on Sunday, Captain John (Mike) Draayom helped pull a male and a female from the Intracoastal Waterwa…
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April 26, 2021
By SUN contributor

WMFR staff celebrates four promotions

BRADENTON – There was a festive atmosphere among the crowd gathered for West Manatee Fire Rescue District’s April board meeting as commissioners and staff celebrated the promotions of four firefighte…
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April 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
TDC supports Bradenton Beach dock expansion

TDC supports Bradenton Beach dock expansion

BRADENTON BEACH – The Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is supporting the city’s funding request for the expansion of the public dock near the Bridge Street Pier. The request, from…
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April 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
County moving forward with Piney Point deep injection well

County approves Piney Point deep injection well contractor

MANATEE COUNTY – County commissioners have approved a construction agreement for a deep injection well as part of the efforts to permanently close the Piney Point property. Located in Palmetto, ne…
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April 26, 2021
By SUN contributor
More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen are no strangers to having issues with city leaders after having ongoing litigation for nearly a decade over their beachfront treehouse. Now, those issues a…
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April 23, 2021
By SUN contributor

Manatee County to close COVID-19 vaccine site

MANATEE COUNTY – With the demand for COVID-19 vaccine first doses lessening, Director of Public Safety Jacob Saur says the county is shutting down its vaccine efforts to focus on the looming hurrican…
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April 9, 2025
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