The West Manatee Fire Rescue District and its staff continue to rack up awards. WMFR announced via an Oct. 27 news release ...

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 ...

The longest-tenured member of the Holmes Beach City Commission is the odd one out this year. Commissioner Carol Soustek received the least votes of four ...

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 ...

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 ...