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.
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...
UPPER KEYS WRESTLERS RUMBLE IN HONOR OF MIKE FORSTER
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,...
UPPER KEYS CLINIC ON TRACK TO SPAY & NEUTER 1,000 CATS
Inside this Key Largo spay and neuter clinic, a devoted team of volunteers works tirelessly to humanely control the feral cat population in the...
TAKING A SHINE TO SOLAR; FLA. KEYS UTILITY LEADS THE CHARGE
The largest producer of solar energy in Monroe County isn't the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative or Keys Energy Services; it's the Key Largo Wastewater...
KEY LARGO WOMAN CHANGES BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS’ LIVES
A cozy Key Largo skin care studio was the ideal setting for an unfiltered talk about regaining a sense of self, after breast cancer.
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