Criminal Corner: Anna Maria Island Party Gets Out Of Control, One Officer Hurt
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Criminal Corner: Anna Maria Island Party Gets Out Of Control, One Officer Hurt

According to the Holmes Beach Police Department, officers were dispatched to 127 50th St. at around 10 p.m. in response to a noise violation this week. Police cited the renter for the violation and remained outside the residence to ensure the volume was reduced, but it was not so a second citation was issued. While…

Criminal Corner: 10-time convicted felon strikes again
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Criminal Corner: 10-time convicted felon strikes again

A 25-year-old Manatee County man who has already piled up 10 felony convictions in his life is facing multiple new felonies after terrorizing at least two people with a firearm on the afternoon of March 2. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Kyle Cartwright was at the Fountain Lake Apartments in the 5500 block…

Manatee’s Guardian Angel Cost The County Millions
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Manatee’s Guardian Angel Cost The County Millions

Someone once observed that “roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses.” Decades ago Manatee County had several commissioners who hoped to thwart growth in our county by refusing to build and enlarge roads. Those “ostrich commissioners” made  many poor decisions that set back transportation in our county. Today, we sit in traffic jams…