SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECOGNIZES OFFICES DURING QUARTERLY AWARDS
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office held its quarterly employee awards ceremony in Marathon on Aug. 6. Employees were recognized for five, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years...
KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN IS BACK
A renowned race over an iconic bridge is back. The 2021 First State Bank Key Largo Bridge Run Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk returns to Gilbert’s Resort.
The...
CONSTITUTION DAY CONTEST UNDERWAY
The Upper Keys League of Women Voters (UKLWV) announces the 2021 Constitution Day Contest for middle and high school students from Marathon north to the county line,...
Why We Were There in the Words of Locals Who Served
By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis
They were there. On the ground. In Afghanistan. The veterans and active duty service members interviewed below saw what was...
COVID AFTERMATH: LABOR SHORTAGES AT KEY WEST AIRPORT CREATE DELAYS & COMPLAINTS
The skies have been less friendly than usual for air travelers nationwide and at Key West International Airport, where COVID-related staffing shortages have caused significant delays in...
‘THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET SLAUGHTERED’ – COLONEL ABE CONN LAMENTS AFGHANS LEFT BEHIND
His son was just four days old in 2002, when then-Major Abe Conn boarded a military plane and landed half a world away in Afghanistan, his home...
WE’RE THINKING OF YOU, MIKE FORSTER
“We need to take care of each other.” Those were the words echoed by Mike Forster as he sat down with Harriette’s owner Carlos Hernandez and Key...
FLAGS FLY HALF-STAFF FOLLOWING KABUL ATTACKS
U.S. flags across the country were lowered to half-staff beginning on Thursday, Aug. 26, following the attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan that left 13 U.S. service members dead,...
COUNTY HAS COMPLETED REPAIRS TO COLLAPSED HISTORIC ARCHWAY AT WEST MARTELLO
Monroe County completed the repairs to the partially collapsed historic archway at West Martello to match the original.
The archway is within the walls of the Civil War-era...
DR. KARISA FALDEN – THE NEWEST FACE AT BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP IN MARATHON
The newest face at Baptist Health Medical Group in Marathon is Dr. Karisa Falden, a family medicine practitioner. This is her first job, post-residency.
“I love being outside,”...
