Holmes Beach voters on Nov. 4 elected three people to serve two-year terms on the city commission. There were four candidates for three seats — incumbents ...

Bradenton Beach city clerk Nora Idso remains on medical leave at city hall. She is recovering from surgery she underwent earlier this month. Earlier this year, Idso suffered what appeared to be a ...

Anna Maria city commissioners last week readjusted the vision set forth in a city plan for the future and then voted to send their revisions to the state for a second opinion. The final unanimous vote ...

A St. Bernard Catholic Church priest has come under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct in Fort Myers 15 years ago. Islanders learned of the allegation against the Rev. Jean Ronald Joseph last ...

Anna Maria city commissioners were greeted by a full house at the Feb. 12 hearing on changes to the city's retail-office-residential ordinance. islander Photo: Bonner Joy In what was expected to be ...

Most government offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day, a federal holiday. Schools and libraries also will be closed but local parks ...

Last week’s question Daylight saving time ends Nov. 2. Should we… Switch to permanent standard time with earlier sunrises. 24% Switch to permanent ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short weighed in Oct. 31 by email with news that the city is meeting with its swale project contractor, debris hauling vendors, ...

From June through September, Manatee County hosted an estimated 685,100 visitors. Isiah Lewis, director of client relations for Downs & St. Germain ...

Linda Kemp, 72, of Bradenton, was arrested Oct. 24 in Holmes Beach on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. A ...

Election season brought out some shady behavior in Holmes Beach. Heading into election week, HBPD Chief Bill Tokajer told The ...