Yes, we have news. There are triumphs, challenges, tragedies, tales that swell our hearts, and we’ve also shared devastation ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander Aug. 1 saying he’d had “sort of a slow week this week in terms of newsworthy ...

The 2025-26 academic year is about to begin in Manatee County and this year will bring the Bigs with Badges program to ...

Election time is nearing on AMI. Qualifying to run for elected offices in Anna Maria will be noon Aug. 18-noon Aug. 29.

A hearing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Pines Trailer Park homeowners association against the park owner was pushed to ...

Joe DiClemente and Michel Trotter along with other residents of the Martinique South condominiums in Holmes Beach help a motorist who drove off the road into soft sand at the terminus of 52nd Street ...

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Nikki Stocker, 22, of Kings Park, New York, was sentenced July 21 to 12 months of probation as a result […] The city of Anna ...

Solid Rock Construction outlasted Slim’s Place 34-33 in a back-and-forth game that left all in attendance in awe. Trailing 33 ...

Fish early, dress properly, stay hydrated for fishing success - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Holmes Beach police arrested Anna Maria resident James Coleman, 26, July 29 on a third-degree felony charge for driving with a suspended license as a ...

The city of Anna Maria has a couple of decisions to make and no shortage of options. City staff opened bids July 30 for a pair of requests for proposals ...