The Rod & Reel Pier is reopening on Anna Maria Island after its destruction in a hurricane — but it’s in a new location.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — Earlier this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured the erosion along Anna Maria Island beaches. After Hurricane Idalia, the county says it's lost 150 feet of ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — An Anna Maria Island resident created a parking garage petition in an effort to convince Gov. Ron DeSantis not to sign a bill that would make way for a new, large ...

Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander May 23 noting that key city staff attended the county’s hurricane ...

Holes on the beach can be dangerous. So how about banning tools used to dig them? Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee ...

Six years after Jeffrey Epstein's death in NYC, questions about the notorious pedophile's dark web of A-listers and sex ...

Everything from a live-action Disney remake to the newest Mission Impossible movie will be hitting screens this summer.

In a May 29 swearing-in ceremony, the Village of Endicott welcomed its newest member of the Board of Trustees: Anna Marion.

Two familiar faces on the Garden Island have emerged as frontrunners, declaring their intent to run months before it's even ...

Mike Thoms was elected mayor in 2017. A lifelong resident of Rock Island, Thoms attended Black Hawk College and retired after 29 years with Thoms-Proestler Co., a family-owned wholesale food service.