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Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth, second from right, smiles Aug. 14 with Duncan Real Estate owner Darcie Duncan, third from right, and members of the Parks and Beautification Committee and Anna Maria Island Garden Club at the 52nd Street beach access, where Duncan sponsored beautification improvements through the city’s Beach Access Sponsorship & Beautification Program. The program is sponsored by the AMIGC and allows people, businesses and community organizations to beautify beach access points throughout the city. Sponsors are recognized with signs at the entry points. Islander Photo: Courtesy Shawn Mayers / Reporting: Ryan Paice

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Sharon Laird of Holmes Beach is the grand prize winner of the Islander’s annual summertime Top Notch photo contest. She captured this May 31 photo of manatees in the Gulf of Mexico near 58th Street in Holmes Beach. There were six weekly winners in the contest who won Page 1 placement of their photos. Laird, as the grand prize winner, will collect $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers, including AMI Coffee Shack, The Feast, Small Town Creamery, Salty Beach Boutique, Slim’s Place and Vinny’s Italian Kitchen. Look for the winner of the pet photo contest in the Sept. 2 issue and honorable mentions in the Sept. 9 issue. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Holmes Beach police arrested Christopher Reisner, 27, of St. Petersburg, Aug. 20 for alleged felony of possession of cocaine. He also was arrested

A long holiday weekend begins Sept. 5 and carries through Sept. 7, which is Labor Day. This year, the holiday arrives a week past the start of

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Holmes Beach police arrested Jack Thomas, 21, of Sarasota, Aug. 21 on second-degree misdemeanor charges for allegedly driving under the influence of

The race is on to secure agreements for beach equipment rental operations in Anna Maria in 2027. City commissioners unanimously voted Aug. 27 to adopt an