COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WELCOMES NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR
Superintendent Theresa Axford recently announced that Charlene White was selected to become the Monroe County School District’s executive director of finance and performance.
She holds a doctorate of...
FIERY CRASH ON US 1 KILLS POPULAR SOUTH FLORIDA TRUCK DRIVER. ‘HE WAS A...
Monroe County Fire Rescue works to extinguish a burning semi-trailer truck after a fatl crash Dec. 5, 2023, on U.S. 1 at mile marker 21. MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/contributed
COMMODORES COME TOGETHER TO CAP OFF UPPER KEYS SAILING CLUB’S 50TH YEAR
Perhaps former Upper Keys Sailing Club Commodore Pat McLaughlin said it best: “This place is family, it’s tradition, it’s important.”
On Nov. 18, the Upper Keys Sailing Club...
KEYS PARAMEDIC TRAINEES RECEIVE RARE OPPORTUNITY WITH CADAVER LAB
For soon-to-be paramedics across the Florida Keys, an educational experience last week afforded a chance for real-world application, without the pressure of a life on the line.
From...
DRIVE IT LIKE A RENTAL: COPS FIND $27K CASH & DRUGS AFTER HIGHWAY CHASE
A Cape Coral man was arrested Nov. 19, and more than $27,000 cash was found in his vehicle, police say, along with drugs, after the man fled...
WESTERN NEW YORK ANGLER WINS CHEECA BACKCOUNTRY FISH TOURNAMENT
Angler Jim Bokor Jr., of Buffalo, New York, released five species of fish to win the Cheeca Lodge and Spa All American Backcountry fish tournament on Nov....
MILLIONS IN LAWSUITS UNDERSCORE KEYS EVACUATION MODEL WEBINARS
By Alex Rickert, Jim McCarthy & Gwen Filosa
At a time when the Florida Keys are grappling with frequent neighborhood flooding and aging bridges, the Florida Department of...
HOLLY MERRILL RASCHEIN GETS GAVEL TO BECOME MONROE COUNTY MAYOR
Monroe County Commissioners chose Holly Merrill Raschein as the mayor during a Nov. 8 meeting at the Harvey Government Center in Key West. Commissioner Jim Scholl will...
I.CARE’S MIKE GOLDBERG IS A CNN HERO OF THE YEAR FINALIST; HERE’S HOW TO...
What would you do with $100,000?
If you’re Mike Goldberg, a hometown hero in the coral restoration world and newly-minted Top 10 CNN Hero, you’d plant a lot...
MONROE COUNTY TO HIRE AUDITORS FOR DEEPER DIVE INTO KEYS TOURISM AGENCY’S FINANCES
Monroe County will hire an outside accounting firm to investigate the Florida Keys' multimillion-dollar tourism marketing agency, a week after a county clerk audit revealed significant concerns...
