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Beach renourishment pipes on the move

Aug 10, 2020 – Cindy Lane
August 3, 2020
By Sun staff

Sun earns three press awards

The Anna Maria Island Sun won three awards in the Florida Press Association’s 2020 weekly Newspaper Contest on July 31. First place in the Outdoor and Recreation category was awarded to Cindy Lane…
August 3, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Mayor vetoes amended alcoholic beverages ordinance

Mayor vetoes amended alcoholic beverages ordinance

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy today vetoed an alcoholic beverage ordinance adopted by the City Commission that would have required males to wear shirts or upper body coverings even in the outdoor are…
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August 3, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Pastor and state representative challenge county mask mandate

Pastor and state representative challenge county mask mandate

BRADENTON – Representing Pastor Joel Tillis, attorney and state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-Clermont) announced this morning that a lawsuit has been filed challenging Manatee County’s mandatory face-cov…
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August 3, 2020
By Cindy Lane
COVID-19 claims friend of Turtle Watch

COVID-19 claims friend of Turtle Watch

BRADENTON BEACH – Morning beachgoers saw Marie Donahue walking the beach nearly every day, finding sea turtle tracks and enjoying the shorebirds, the dolphins and the Gulf of Mexico. Suzi Fox was…
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August 3, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Turtle nesting down on AMI

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As sea turtle nesting winds down this season, nesting statistics are down from last year’s record of 544 nests to 332 nests. Among the possible reasons – COVID-19. When the…
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August 1, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Commission rejects Ugly Grouper pier lease offer

Commission rejects Ugly Grouper pier lease offer

Updated Aug. 3, 2020 – ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission has rejected Ugly Grouper LLC’s offer to lease the city-owned restaurant and bait shop buildings on the new City Pier. Thursday n…
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July 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria Elementary leads county in brick and mortar learning option selections

AME leads county in choosing on-site learning

HOLMES BEACH – Eighty-two percent of Anna Maria Elementary school students plan to attend school using the in-person, brick-and-mortar learning option if the new school year begins on Monday, Aug. 17…
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July 29, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Mask requirements on Anna Maria Island

Anna Maria Island’s three cities have differing requirements for wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anna Maria Every person working, living, visiting or doing business in the city…
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July 27, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
County Commission adopts mandatory mask resolution

County Commission adopts mandatory mask resolution

UPDATED July 27 at 11:15 p.m. – MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County now has a mandatory face-covering resolution in place. On Monday, county commissioners voted 4-3 in favor of adopting and implementi…
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July 27, 2020
By SUN contributor

Meet the candidate: Pat Morton

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Pat Morton has been on the city’s dais for 17 years and he’s hoping that voters give him two more when they cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 election. Morton, a 26-year…
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