PAY RAISES FOR ISLAMORADA EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN APPROVED BUDGET
Islamorada Village Council unanimously voted 4-0 on a $47-million spending plan and a millage rate of 3.00 at a final budget hearing on Sept. 19 at Founders...
COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK COMES HOME TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mohawk returned on Sept. 12 to its home port of Key West after a 92-day deployment to Africa that started with an...
SPORTS WRAP: KEY WEST & CORAL SHORES TRADE WINS IN THE POOL
Keys swimmers met up at Founders Park in Islamorada on Sept. 14 and both teams experienced success. Key West’s boys had a decisive 195-74 win and Coral...
SPORTS WRAP: ’CANES & CONCHS FOOTBALL DOMINATE
Key West
The outcome of Key West’s Sept. 16 game against the Crusaders of Dade Christian became obvious in the first quarter, during which the Conchs scored a...
BREAKING NEWS: PARASAIL CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL CRASH IN MARATHON, FLORIDA
On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, of Marathon on a warrant for one charge of...
CONCH BASEBALL COACH FINDS THE SWEET SPOT
Conch baseball coach Ralph Henriquez knows all about the sweet spot — on a baseball bat.
He and his wife DeeDee Henriquez, who was our elected county tax...
RESIDENTS SHARE COMMENTS & CONCERNS ABOUT MARINE SANCTUARY’S NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN
More law enforcement and education, as well the need for better water quality, were among the sentiments relayed by residents during a public comment session on the...
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL COMES BACK TO KEY WEST
The Basilica School is bringing Catholic high school back to Key West, and is receiving generous community and parishioner support for its capital campaign.
Key West families will...
OLD SEVEN MILE BRIDGE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS PRESERVATION AWARD
The Florida Keys’ Old Seven Mile Bridge has been named one of three global 2022 Phoenix Awards winners by the Society of American Travel Writers. Restoration of...
HURRICANE IAN FLOODS KEY WEST, DOWNS TREES & CUTS POWER
By Jim McCarthy, Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
A strengthening Hurricane Ian skirted past the Florida Keys beginning Sept. 27, delivering storm surge and tropical storm — and...