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Voluntary evacuation order issued

Sep 7, 2017 – Cindy Lane
September 6, 2017
By Joe Hendricks
Hurricane supplies

Restaurants, charter captains provide hurricane relief

CORTEZ – Last week the Swordfish Grill parking lot became the Cortez staging area for relief efforts to assist Texans impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The management and employees of Ed Chiles’ Sandb…
September 6, 2017
By Tom Vaught
New library cardholder

New library cardholder

Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore poses with 7-year-old Maia Forman, who got her first library card on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Island Branch Library Open House. Whitmore read a book to th…
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September 6, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Deputies honored

Anna Maria deputies honored

ANNA MARIA – It was a bittersweet honor for the two Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies who were first to respond to a drowning at a vacation rental. Sheriff Rick Wells named Patrick Manning…
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September 6, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Cortez bridge public input

Crowd tells FDOT what kind of Cortez Bridge it wants

BRADENTON – The meeting hall at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church was packed with approximately 170 people Thursday night as the public got its final say on the future of the Cortez Bridge. The current…
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September 5, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Manatee County logo

County Commissioners to declare state of emergency Wednesday

MANATEE COUNTY – County Commissioners are expected to declare a local state of emergency tomorrow during an 8 a.m. meeting to discuss the latest on Hurricane Irma. During the meeting, Public Safet…
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September 4, 2017
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach election qualifying

Five qualify for Holmes Beach election

HOLMES BEACH — It’s almost election time again, and for the first time in three years, Holmes Beach voters will get to voice their opinions in the race for commissioner. At the close of candidate…
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September 4, 2017
By Joe Hendricks

Five qualify in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – When qualifying ended at noon on Friday, Sept. 1, five candidates qualified to run in the city election that will conclude on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Mayor Bill Shearon and Vice Mayor J…
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August 31, 2017
By Tom Vaught
Rob Velardi

Velardi succumbs to cancer

Holmes Beach Police Chief William Tokajer has announced in an e-mail that retired patrolman Robert Velardi died Tuesday, Aug. 29. Velardi retired Jan. 2, 2017 after serving 30 years patrolling the…
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August 30, 2017
By Joe Hendricks

Sunshine lawsuit prompts more resignations

BRADENTON BEACH – Three more defendants named in a Sunshine Law lawsuit have resigned from their city board or committee positions. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, Planning and Zoning Board member John Met…
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August 30, 2017
By SUN contributor
Dune destruction 77th Street

Building official maintains position on dune destruction

HOLMES BEACH – Building Official Jim McGuinness is holding firm on his decision to keep a red tag stop work order in place, halting construction at 102 77th St. until the city receives a revegetation…
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