Kellie Butler Farrell
Kellie is a lifelong journalist living in Key Largo. She spent twenty years in television and taught journalism at Barry University in Miami Shores and Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
At heart, Kellie is a storyteller. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami.
Kellie has been visiting the Keys since her teenage years. She has learned a lot about this wonderful community by writing stories for Keys Weekly. Whether sailing, power boating, or kayaking, Kellie and her husband, Niall, enjoy everything the island lifestyle offers.
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Motorists traveling to and from the mainland via U.S. 1, also known as the 18-Mile Stretch, initially may not notice much of a traffic...
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When she was growing up, Lee Ann Holroyd never felt a burning calling to become a police officer. While attending the University of Florida,...
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When Becky Washam relocated to the Florida Keys from Texas during the pandemic, the only bookstore in the Upper Keys, the long-standing Hooked on...
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