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.

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE: KEYS WOMAN INVOLVED IN 2015 CRASH TELLS STORY OF FAITH

By all accounts, the fact that 63-year-old Karol Harrelson is alive is nothing short of a miracle.  "My heart stopped twice," she recalled. "They resuscitated...

ISLAMORADA MAN CONQUERS 500TH RACE

In October 1993, Robert Brown turned to running while in the middle of a divorce. "I thought to myself, ‘I better work on this package...

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Along the shore of Key Largo's Buttonwood Sound, sailing instructor Mari Perez explains the fine details of wing foiling. The equipment is straightforward; an...

KEY LARGO WOMAN RAISES THOUSANDS FOR ALZHEIMER’S IN HONOR OF MOTHER

It's been more than two and a half years since Kim Hamilton's mother passed away, but this Key Largo woman still gets choked up...

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Isle Style club wrestlers went toe-to-toe inside the Coral Shores High School gymnasium during a well-attended rumble on Nov. 5. Roughly 40 young wrestlers,...

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