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County Commission adopts mandatory mask resolution

Jul 27, 2020 – Joe Hendricks
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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July 12, 2020
By SUN contributor
Commissioners go forward with permit parking

Commissioners go forward with permit parking

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners called a special meeting July 7 to vote on the first reading of an ordinance implementing permit-only parking in residential neighborhoods near the beach. The first readi…
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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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April 9, 2025
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