IS YOUR CHILD ENTERING KINDERGARTEN?

Monroe County School District's elementary and PreK–8 schools are hosting their annual Kindergarten Kick-off events designed to help incoming students and their families feel...

NEW ZONE AIMS TO SLOW BOATS THROUGH STARCKS WHEEL DITCH OFF ISLAMORADA

Years of work to bring added safety to a narrow channel — which many boats traverse as a shortcut off Lower Matecumbe — came...

APPLY NOW FOR KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR’S YOUNG WRITERS STUDIO

Young Writers Studio is a program for young people in the Florida Keys who want to become better writers, learn about themselves and see...
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THREE MAINLAND MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING GUN INCIDENT ON CARD SOUND BRIDGE

Two Miami-Dade County men and one Broward County man were arrested on April 17 for reportedly shooting a handgun in north Key Largo. The sheriff’s...

COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK

Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln and county commissioners recognized National Public Health Week, presenting outgoing Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (FDOH-MC) Administrator...

SHERIFF ON HAND FOR DEAD CROCODILE REMOVAL NEAR NAVAL AIR STATION

Sheriff Rick Ramsay was on hand Thursday as Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Key West Police Department, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials...

SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced that Jeffery Dyound Glenn, 54, was adjudicated guilty and sentenced following a plea to charges related to...

MEET JULE McENROE: ON HER VOYAGE THROUGH LIFE

For decades, Julie McEnroe was “head sea wench” for the 74-foot topsail schooner Wolf, built and skippered by her husband, Key West’s legendary captain,...

MILLIONS IN TOURISM DOLLARS SUPPORT MAJOR PROJECTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS

Nearly $10 million generated by Florida Keys tourism will support projects serving visitors and residents. The Monroe County Tourist Development Council announced on April 13...

STORM CHASING: HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT VISITS MARATHON ON NOAA HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR

For the first time in more than a decade, the Marathon Airport played host to the massive engines and wingspan of a C-130J Hurricane...