Florida Keys Community
KEYS HEALTH: MARATHON’S FISHERMAN’S HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS THE FIRST SURGERY ON-SITE SINCE IRMA
On the morning of Oct. 4, surgeon Derek Papp glided out of the glass doors of the sparkling new Fishermen’s Hospital entrance to chat with hospital CEO Drew Grossman...
Middle Keys Community
ON CALL 24/7: LONGTIME NURSE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
Even when she was a little girl, Cheryl Cottrell always wanted to be a nurse. Always. She would play nurse with her dolls and read the “Nurse Sue Barton”...
Local Politics
KEYS WEEKLY ASKS THE CANDIDATES: WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL?
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 2 election for Marathon City Council, Keys Weekly will be asking each of the four candidates a question and printing their...
Coronavirus
POLITICAL DEBATE: SCHOOL BOARD KEEPS MASKING AS IS DESPITE DEBATE
At first, the Sept. 21 Monroe County School Board meeting was deceptively “normal,” like it was before the pandemic. There were no updates from the health department about rising...
Florida Keys News
KEYS SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT: ‘I WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER KID LOST IN THE SYSTEM’
Edian Hernandez is a Keys kid with a dream. He is currently attending Orlando’s Universal Technical Institute for auto mechanics. It’s five days a week from 6 to 9...
Coronavirus
Emergency rule: Students exposed to COVID no longer required to quarantine
The Florida Department of Health has issued a new emergency rule declaring that parents now have a choice whether to quarantine a child who has been exposed to COVID-19...