Holmes Beach News

Some call it a right, others say it's a duty. The eligible voters of Bradenton and the three cities on Anna Maria Island will have the opportunity to exercise that right or duty when they show up at the polls today.

Voters largely preferred to keep incumbents in office Tuesday in elections in Bradenton and three island cities.

Family and friends came together on Holmes Beach at sunset to hold a vigil for motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler, who went missing one year ago.

Three incumbents tonight were re-elected to seats on the Bradenton City Council.

It's Election Day on the Suncoast tomorrow. Voters in Venice will get a chance to pick two new city council members.

Tuesday's municipal elections in Manatee County feature contested races for three Bradenton City Council seats, Bradenton Beach mayor, Holmes Beach City Commission and Anna Maria City Commission.

Holmes Beach Police arrested three people last week for vehicle burglaries, with further charges pending.

While barbs and jabs are going off like firecrackers in Anna Maria's city commission race, the two men vying for Bradenton Beach's mayoral post are quietly courting voters.

The three cities on Anna Maria Island will go to the polls on Nov. 3, with a mayoral race in Bradenton Beach and both Holmes Beach and Anna Maria electing three commissioners from fields of five candidates.

Once the pier at Manatee Public Beach is demolished in December, odds are slim that funding will be available for a longer pier, according to Manatee County natural resources department director Charlie Hunsicker.

The results are in from The Islander's unofficial Popcorn and Politics voter poll, held Oct.

Sue King, representative of U.S. National Bank, stood in front of Holmes Beach city commissioners Oct.

Holmes Beach Police have arrested Mark S. Krauss, 19, of Holmes Beach and an unnamed juvenile on charges connected to four burglaries in the city.

Mainsail Development will use the Tidemark site plan approved in 2001 for its guest lodge/marina adjacent to Wachovia Bank in Holmes Beach, Mainsail president Joe Collier said.

Get Down Downtown is scheduled 6-10 p.m. Thursday on Old Main Street between Manatee and Third avenues west.

Bradenton Beach Police arrested Derek D. Lauterbach, 27, and Clarissa L. Sportelli, 18, both of Holmes Beach, on vehicle burglary charges.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has added charges to James H. Royals, 55, of Holmes Beach, who was already being held in the Manatee County jail on charges of violation of probation and driving without a license.

Holmes Beach city officials are wondering: How low can they go? The city is working on a floodplain plan with the goal of lowering flood insurance premiums for property owners and lowering the risk for major damage from floodwaters.

Holmes Beach's Bootleg helps launch the Ninth Annual Bay Fest, headlining the kick-off party which features food, beverages, and games, and takes place from 5 to 10 p.m.A Friday, Oct.

A crabber from Holmes Beach and his mate were headed out in the nearshore Gulf of Mexico waters the morning of Oct.