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Commission rejects Ugly Grouper pier lease offer

Aug 1, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
July 27, 2020
By SUN contributor

Permit parking approved in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners voted three-to-two to pass an ordinance enacting permit parking in some residential neighborhoods west of the city’s main roadway corridor. The discussion featured one…
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July 25, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

School district releases learning option selections

UPDATED July 26, 2020 – MANATEE COUNTY – The School District of Manatee County has determined the percentages of middle school and high school students who intend to begin the school year using in-pe…
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July 20, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Gail Garneau honored as retirement nears

Gail Garneau honored as retirement nears

BRADENTON BEACH – Longtime Bradenton Beach Code Enforcement Officer Gail Garneau is retiring at the end of the month, with July 31 being her final day. On behalf of the city and the city commissio…
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July 19, 2020
By SUN contributor

Meet the candidate: Rick Hurst

HOLMES BEACH – Rick Hurst is ready for a political comeback. After running for a second term last November and losing to newcomer Terry Schaefer, Hurst took a year off from the local political scene…
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July 15, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Schools scheduled to reopen on Aug. 17

MANATEE COUNTY – The Manatee County School Board voted 3-2 to start the school year on Monday, Aug. 17. The previously discussed reopening plan called for schools to open on  Monday, Aug. 10 and t…
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July 14, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Bradenton Beach City Commission now recommends masks

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach City Commission now recommends, but does not require, that masks or face coverings be worn in Bradenton Beach. The Bradenton Beach Commission engaged in its f…
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July 14, 2020
By SUN contributor
Commissioners seek additional spending cuts

Commissioners seek additional spending cuts

HOLMES BEACH – The first budget meeting of the year was a July 7 work session that left commissioners considering hard decisions for the coming fiscal year. City Treasurer Lori Hill presented a dr…
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July 13, 2020
By SUN contributor
Meet the Candidate: Kim Rash

Meet the candidate: Kim Rash

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Kim Rash is no stranger to city politics. After volunteering in and around his neighborhood and building fences for the city, he took the plunge and was elected for his fi…
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July 13, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
School reopening plan requires mandatory face coverings

School reopening plan includes mandatory face coverings

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County students, teachers and staff members will be required to wear face coverings in school buildings and on school buses if schools reopen on Aug. 10 or soon thereafter…
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July 12, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
School board members question the legality of reopening order

School board members question legality of reopening order

MANATEE COUNTY – Education officials differ on whether schools must reopen for in-person learning in August as recently ordered by Florida Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Richard Corcoran…
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