The 2025-26 academic year is about to begin in Manatee County and this year will bring the Bigs with Badges program to ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Aug. 1, saying he’d had “sort of a slow week this week in terms of ...

Bradenton Beach’s Drift-In AMI is preparing for a milestone this fall — a 100th anniversary celebration — and thanks to a ...

Yes, we have news. There are triumphs, challenges, tragedies, tales that swell our hearts, and we’ve also shared devastation ...

Fish early, dress properly, stay hydrated for fishing success - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

The Tour de Turtles featuring AMI swimmer Winnie the loggerhead is underway. The Sea Turtle Conservancy’s annual migration ...

A hearing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Pines Trailer Park homeowners association against the park owner was pushed to ...

Internet customers are getting an upgrade in the city of Holmes Beach. Texas-based Frontier Communications notified the city on July 30 of its plans to ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Anna Maria resident James Coleman, 26, July 29 on a third-degree felony charge for driving with a suspended license as a habitual traffic offender. An officer saw a ...

The city of Anna Maria has a couple of decisions to make and no shortage of options. City staff opened bids on July 30 for a pair of requests for proposals involving disaster debris monitoring and ...