OH, HECK’: TALLAHASEE ISN’T ON BOARD WITH COUNTY’S REQUEST FOR MORE BUILDING PERMITS
State officials appear unwilling to give more residential building permits to Monroe County and municipalities in the Florida Keys until all remaining allocations are expended.
Not only that,...
SOLDIERS HIKE IN THEIR SKIVVIES TO BATTLE VETERAN SUICIDE ON DEC. 14
In Key West, would anyone notice a group of people hiking through town wearing only their skivvies? On Dec. 14, one particular group is doing it for...
SANTA CLAUS PAYS A VISIT TO THE UPPER KEYS THIS WEEKEND
Santa Claus will tour through the Upper Keys this weekend ahead of his busiest day of the year on Dec. 25. Families can bring their children and...
BREWER’S LAWYER CLAIMS SHOOTING VICTIM HUGHES WAS AGGRESSOR AT SELF-DEFENSE HEARING
Defense attorneys for Preston Brewer argued at a Dec. 10 hearing that Brewer was acting in self defense when he fatally shot Garrett Hughes, 21, in the...
MARATHON COUNCIL HONORS FRANK GREENMAN, REQUESTS HURRICANE EVACUATION TIME CHANGE
Citing the threat of takings cases in a city that has nearly exhausted every building allocation it has left, the Marathon City Council elected to request a...
PAIR OF FIRST-EVER EVENTS HIGHLIGHT A HUGE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MARATHON
Whether you like to spend your weekend sipping cocktails by day or you’re looking for a family-friendly winter wonderland at night, this weekend is for you.
Two brand-new...
THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
LOCAL FAMILIES LACE UP SNEAKERS FOR AN ALZHEIMER’S CURE
Bud Conlin is a retired elementary school principal. Marta Bonatz is a retired national sales manager who spent 30 years with DuPont. Both now live in Key...
SAFE HOLIDAY TRANSACTIONS: USE THESE SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOBBIES THIS SEASON
The holiday shopping season is in full swing and as such, Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay is reminding the community they may use the lobbies of the...
KEYS HISTORY: SAINT NICK IN THE KEYS
One thing that can be said about Florida is that the Sunshine State’s history dates back a fair distance. As someone who looks into the history of...
