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Two Holmes Beach police officers honored
HOLMES BEACH - Holmes Beach Police Detective Sergeant Brian Hall and Officer Michael Walker were honored at the 2019 Congressional Law Enforcement Awards on...
Four chosen for chamber scholarships
The four members of the Anna Maria Island Scholarship Committee - Bev Lesnick, Wendy Webb, Mike Southwick and Amy Tobin - distributed scholarships to...
Letters to the Editor: Roser crucial to book sale
Once again, the Friends of the Island Library are very grateful to Roser Community Church for making a space for us to have our...
Letters to the Editor: Thanks for Sun support
On behalf of the board of directors of the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) and the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival committee we want...
Letters to the Editor: No late calls, please
Our mayor is a morning person. I remember during noise ordinance discussions, her describing sleeping in as 8 a.m., something service workers laughed at...
Letters to the Editor: Where did you go, “Island time?”
The Holmes Beach City Commission appears to want to “speed up” Island traffic by adopting regulations designed to effectively eliminate golf carts. These regulations...
Historical society readies for busy season
ANNA MARIA - A record 8,000 people visited the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum last year, according to Society President Lynn Brennan. She...
Churches of Anna Maria Island
Anna Maria Island residents and visitors can worship at their choice of six churches. Here's where to find them.
CrossPointe Fellowship
8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach
941-778-0719
Episcopal Church...
JazzFest coming to Island next week
ANNA MARIA - The 16th Annual JazzFest will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sandbar restaurant, 100 Spring Ave.
JazzFest...
Mote’s Red Tide Institute welcomes Heil
Dr. Cynthia Heil is the new director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s new Red Tide Institute, which focuses on studying and testing Florida red tide...
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Police officers doing their job
By William L. Tokajer
Holmes Beach Chief of Police
As I watch this election season come upon us, I do so with disbelief as to the...
New red tide treatment for manatees in works
Florida International University and Mote Marine Laboratory are developing new and more efficient ways to treat manatees exposed to the toxic red tide.
Through a...
Red tides, lost summers
By Katie Tripp, Ph.D.
Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club
Martin County, located along Florida's southeast coast, adopted the term "Lost Summer" in...
Manatee County works to clean impacts from red tide
Manatee County Commissioners today discussed how the county can assist private homeowners to clear waterways, inlets and canals of sea life killed by the...
