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The Anna Maria Islander has been the main news paper for Anna Maria, Florida since 1947. We offer local news, fishing & sport reports and local classified adverts.
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November 5, 2024 | No comments | Leave a reply |. Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer, left, and Mayor Judy Titsworth, an Anna Maria Elementary alum, fl ank principal Katie Fradley, returning students, teachers and staff Nov. 4 on the breezeway at AME on their fi rst day back on campus after two hurricanes damaged the school.
Helene brings catastrophy to AMI, Cortez - Anna Maria Islander
Helene brings catastrophy to AMI, Cortez. Islander photographer Jacob Merrifield piloted a drone Sept. 27, after Hurricane Helene hit Anna Maria Island with strong winds and rain, but also severe storm surge. Pictured here, Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach, looking east from the roundabout at Gulf Drive. Islander Photo: Jacob Merrifield.
Obituaries Archives - Anna Maria Islander
Obituaries – 10-02-2024. October 1, 2024 |. Dorothy Rose Eder dorothy rose Eder, 104, of Bradenton and formerly of anna maria island, died sept. 17.
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Debby delivers heavy rain, causes flooding - Anna Maria Islander
About 9 a.m. Aug. 5, Manatee County reported “widespread flooding” associated with Debby, which delivered 12-14 inches of rain over 24 hours. “We are urging everyone to stay off the roads unless travel is absolutely necessary,” county public safety director Jodie Fiske said Aug. 5 in a news release. “We do not need disaster tourists.”.
The Islander - About Us - Anna Maria Islander
The Islander – About Us. We offer this history of The Islander and past Island newspapers beginning in 1947. On Nov. 25, 1992, we published our first edition as The Islander Bystander. Island news — since 1947. Anna Maria Island’s first newspaper was not a newspaper — at least according to the newspaper. The Bradenton Beachcomber ...
Developer devours vacation units - Anna Maria Islander
Feb 1, 2022 · Kaleta bought Anna Maria Vacations and the company’s annamaria.com URL from Joe Varner, a former business partner, for an undisclosed sum in November 2021. But The Islander does know the price for Anna Maria Beach Resort, 6306 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. It cost the developer $46 million. Varner purchased the 50-year-old resort in 2017 — then ...
Breaking news: Ian intensifies, evacuations ongoing
Manatee County announced Sept. 26 a mandatory Zone A evacuation of the coastal communities and a voluntary Zone B evacuation, effective at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27. Anna Maria’s declaration, approved in an emergency meeting of commissioners Sept. 24, said “Ian poses a severe threat to the city of Anna Maria, particularly due to the current ...
Ian wind, waves erode north-end AMI, LBK beaches
The category 4 storm made landfall in Lee County Sept. 28, bringing high winds and rolling surf to Florida’s Southwest coast. While Anna Maria Island beaches escaped the brunt of the storm, the storm eroded the northernmost-facing beaches. Bean Point in Anna Maria and Beer Can Island on Longboat Key saw erosion, according to Charlie Hunsicker ...