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Commissioners seek additional spending cuts
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Commissioners seek additional spending cuts

Jul 14, 2020 – SUN contributor
July 9, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
High school graduate serving as city intern

High school graduate serving as city intern

ANNA MARIA – High school graduate and lifelong Anna Maria resident Augustus “Gus” Bayard is spending his summer working as an intern for the city of Anna Maria. On June 11, his second day on the j…
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July 9, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

School Board to discuss reopening today

MANATEE COUNTY – The Manatee County School Board will continue discussing its school reopening plan today. The discussion will take place during the school board workshop that begins at 1 p.m. The…
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July 5, 2020
By SUN contributor
Muted July 4 celebrations at Manatee Beach

Muted July 4 celebrations at Manatee Beach

HOLMES BEACH – The Fourth of July holiday was celebrated a little differently on Anna Maria Island this year due to COVID-19. Without an official fireworks display and without a parade led by the…
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July 5, 2020
By SUN contributor
Jayne Christenson

Meet the Candidate: Jayne Christenson

HOLMES BEACH – After years of volunteering with the city and local organizations, long-time resident Jayne Christenson is ready to take the plunge and is running for a city commission seat in Novembe…
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July 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Fourth of July celebrated on Bradenton Beach beaches and waterways

Fourth of July celebrated on beaches and waterways

BRADENTON BEACH – Folks flocked to Bradenton Beach and the south end of Anna Maria Island to celebrate the Fourth of July. At 9:30 a.m., a short line of vehicles towing personal watercraft and boa…
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July 4, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Nurse and others assist unconscious Island Time guest

Nurse and others assist unconscious Island Time guest

BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton resident and registered nurse Cindy Zembrzuski recently helped revive a fallen patron at Island Time Bar & Grill in Bradenton Beach. Now she’s caring for COVID-19 pati…
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July 2, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria extends mandatory mask order

Anna Maria extends mandatory mask order

Updated July 3, 2020 – ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria City Commission have extended the city’s mandatory mask order for another seven days. The emergency mask order originally en…
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June 30, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

Masks remain optional in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach City Commission is not mandating that masks and face coverings be worn and there are no plans to close the county beaches during the Fourth of July weekend. D…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Smoking prohibited on new City Pier

Smoking prohibited on new City Pier

ANNA MARIA – Smoking is now prohibited on the new Anna Maria City Pier. Dogs, bicycles and alcohol were already prohibited on the pier, and these new and existing prohibitions are being addressed…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks

First COVID-19 case reported in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – According to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), the first positive COVID-19 case in Anna Maria became known on Friday, June 26. The case appeared on the Saturday, June 27…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting