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West Manatee Fire Rescue officals address special election results and costs

Mar 17, 2026 – Joe Hendricks
March 10, 2026
By Leslie Lake

City commissioners extend CRA through 2047

Bradenton Beach city commissioners extended the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency through 2047.
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March 10, 2026
By Joe Hendricks

Commission considers removing walls from City Pier building

Anna Maria commissioners will be asked to authorize the mayor’s request to get price quotes to remove some walls from the City Pier building.
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March 3, 2026
By Leslie Lake

City officials discuss homes to be demolished

The Bradenton Beach City Commission received an update on post-hurricane-related building permits and home demolition activity.
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March 3, 2026
By Joe Hendricks

City celebrates city clerk’s retirement

City officials and visiting city clerks paid tribute to Holmes Beach City Clerk Stacey Johnston during her final regular city commission meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
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February 27, 2026
By Rodney Kwiatkowski

Volunteers and firefighters safeguard Mount Vernon homes

Volunteers moved door to door throughout the Mount Vernon 55+ condominium community in west Bradenton on Saturday, Feb. 21, with ladders in hand and a shared mission: protecting lives through prevent…
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February 24, 2026
By Sun staff

Thomas Gray Vaught

Thomas Gray Vaught was born on Jan. 2, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri and he died on Feb. 20, 2026, in Bradenton, Florida at the age of 78. Tom is survived by his wife of 25 years, Darcy Lee Marqu…
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February 11, 2026
By Joe Hendricks

Scentral Park dog park improvements progressing

he city is now providing Scentral Park dog park updates at the city website, www.holmesbeachfl.org. The online updates can also be accessed using the QR codes posted on the dog park gates. 
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February 10, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Robert Talham appointed to Bradenton Beach City Commission 

Retired contractor Robert Talham was appointed to serve as the next Ward 4 city commissioner. 
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February 10, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Commission approves Bungalow Beach Resort major development plan 

The Bradenton Beach City Commission approved a major development application for the construction of a two-story, 15-room hotel on the Bungalow Beach Resort property at 2000 and 2014 Gulf Drive N.
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February 6, 2026
By Joe Hendricks

New Holmes Beach city clerk named

HOLMES BEACH – Oregon resident Marina Hovious has been named to succeed Stacey Johnston as Holmes Beach’s next city clerk when Johnston retires on March 6.  Since April 2018, Hovious has serv…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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