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Mayor vetoes amended alcoholic beverages ordinance

Aug 3, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
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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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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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting