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Muted July 4 celebrations at Manatee Beach
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Muted July 4 celebrations at Manatee Beach

Jul 5, 2020 – SUN contributor
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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June 29, 2020
By SUN contributor
Commissioners consider permit parking

Commissioners consider permit parking

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are considering a change to the current prohibition against street-side parking on the west side of the city. That change may come in the form of permit parking for resid…
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June 29, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Devon Straight named Officer of the Year

Devon Straight named Officer of the Year

BRADENTON BEACH – Devon Straight is the Bradenton Beach Police Department’s Officer of the Year. “I’ve prepared for my law enforcement career for as long as I can remember and I’m more than honore…
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June 25, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria enacts mandatory mask order

Anna Maria enacts mandatory mask order

UPDATED June 28, 2020 at 2:41 p.m. ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Commission has enacted a seven-day emergency order that mandates face masks be worn inside spaces beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday…
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June 25, 2020
By SUN contributor
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Face masks/coverings required in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Beginning today anyone entering a restaurant or other business in Holmes Beach has to wear a face mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19, with a few exceptions. If you are in a si…
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June 23, 2020
By Joe Hendricks
County commission has no plans to make masks mandatory

County commission has no plans to make masks mandatory

MANATEE COUNTY – This afternoon, Manatee County commissioners informally discussed face masks as they pertain to the COVID-19 pandemic, but no commissioner proposed making masks mandatory or pursuing…
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June 22, 2020
By SUN contributor

Be ready if a hurricane strikes

MANATEE COUNTY – Emergency Management Chief Steve Litschauer joined forces with Director Jake Saur and Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore on Monday, June 22 to help prepare residents in the e…
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June 22, 2020
By Sun staff

State health officer: ‘Wear your mask’

UPDATED June 23, 2020 at 9:58 p.m. In response to rising COVID-19 cases, “All individuals in Florida should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible,” with very l…
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