City Field could get big makeover
HOLMES BEACH – The budget process is underway in Holmes Beach, and one thing for commissioners to consider is the possibility of a complete...
Bell submits Butler Act evidence
CORTEZ – The A.P. Bell Fish Co. submitted 44 pieces of evidence on Friday to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that a...
Holmes Beach leaders talk new fiscal year budget
HOLMES BEACH – After two public budget discussions, the city’s proposed 2018-19 budget will be going before commissioners for a public hearing and a...
Rash remains in commission race
HOLMES BEACH – Two City Commission seats are up for grabs in the November election and resident Kim Rash is still in the running...
Pier demolition begins
ANNA MARIA – The demolition of the hurricane-damaged Anna Maria City Pier began Monday and the restaurant and bait shop at the pier’s T-end...
Suspect arrested again, charged with second burglary
HOLMES BEACH – Mark Lee Snyder, 55, is back in custody on an additional $50,000 bond after Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested him...
Coyotes sighted in Holmes Beach
HOLMES BEACH – There have been three reported coyote sightings in Holmes Beach in the past week and pet owners are advised not to...
Family reunited with son after Haiti mission
HOLMES BEACH – After finding out that their son, Ben, was able to get out of Haiti amid political unrest, his parents, Beth and...
Modified commission wards proposed
BRADENTON BEACH – The Charter Review Committee (CRC) reached consensus on several items during its Monday, July 9 meeting.
Members Debra Cox, Anne Leister, Dan...
KORN files lawsuit against city
BRADENTON BEACH – Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods (KORN) chairman Reed Mapes has filed a lawsuit challenging the City Commission’s decision to not place four...
Street ownership dispute prompts lawsuit
BRADENTON – Street ownership and property rights are the subjects of a lawsuit the owners of Fire & Stone Brick Oven Pizzeria have filed...
Island cities ok Center funding
ANNA MARIA – City commissioners have agreed to make an $18,500 contribution to The Center of Anna Maria Island.
To be taken from the city’s...
Commissioners consider city manager recommendation
HOLMES BEACH – Ad Hoc Committee members recommending a city manager form of government wasn’t a surprise to nearly three dozen community members and...
Meet your mayoral candidates
HOLMES BEACH – With current Mayor Bob Johnson not running for a third term on the Holmes Beach City Commission, voters will choose either...
Island rallies for celebrated family
ANNA MARIA – Old-timers and new residents turned out Saturday to raise money for Jim and Ronee Brady, owners of the fire-damaged West Coast...
