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Sep 9, 2024 – Joe Hendricks
September 2, 2024
By SUN contributor
Mayoral candidates outline differing views

Mayoral candidates outline differing views

HOLMES BEACH – This November will see incumbent Mayor Judy Titsworth facing off with political newcomer Mike Roth to see who voters decide to have represent them for the next two years. Before the ba…
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September 2, 2024
By SUN contributor

County halts beach parking garage plans

MANATEE COUNTY – Commissioner George Kruse received unanimous support from his fellow commissioners on Aug. 27 to cease spending funding on pursuing three parking garages, including one planned for M…
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August 31, 2024
By Leslie Lake

Teen shot, killed near causeway Saturday

BRADENTON – The Bradenton Police Department (BPD) and the Manatee County Homicide Task Force are investigating the shooting death of a teenager near the Palma Sola Causeway early Saturday morning…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor
Whitmore seeks return to city commission

Whitmore seeks return to city commission

HOLMES BEACH – After working in the private sector for 18 months, former Manatee County commissioner Carol Whitmore is ready to step back into the local political spotlight, this time on familiar gro…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor
Romberger throws hat in commission ring

Romberger throws hat in commission ring

HOLMES BEACH – Bill Romberger, owner and agent at the Anna Maria Island Real Estate Corp., is hoping voters will consider him for the city commission when going to the polls in November. “I didn’t w…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor
Oelfke shares commission hopes

Oelfke shares commission hopes

Commissioner Steve Oelfke has a lot of ideas and he’s hoping that voters will put him in one of two available seats on the city commission in November. “I knew that there was a need for people to st…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach commissioner seeks re-election

Holmes Beach commissioner seeks re-election

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Dan Diggins is seeking another term on the dais with the goal of establishing a better relationship with Manatee County and Florida state leaders. “My number one goal is…
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August 27, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Former employee alleges discrimination, hostile work environment

Former employee alleges discrimination, hostile work environment

ANNA MARIA – Former public works department employee Benzard Holland alleges he was subjected to a hostile work environment and discriminatory behavior at the city. During the Aug. 22 city commissio…
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August 26, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

Cortez bridgetender booth on preservation list

CORTEZ – When the new 65-foot-high Cortez Bridge is constructed, it won’t be a drawbridge, so a bridgetender will no longer be needed, and a Cortez group wants to save the bridgetender’s booth at the…
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August 26, 2024
By SUN contributor
High-speed chase ends on tennis court

High-speed chase ends on tennis court

HOLMES BEACH – A high-speed chase ended with a suspect being trapped in chain link fencing on a Gulf Drive tennis court, resulting in six criminal charges. Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer sai…
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