Congresswoman announces grant for mental health treatment in Monroe County
A federal grant is going to support continued mental and substance use disorder treatment, crisis counseling and other supportive care to those in the...
Four COVID-19 deaths reported in Monroe County in last week
Three deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported to the Florida Health Department in Monroe County on Sept. 7, and one more on Sept. 9...
Florida Keys restaurants return to regular hours; Bars remain closed by state order
Florida Keys lawmakers voted Tuesday evening to allow restaurants to resume their normal hours of operation and allow a COVID-related 11 p.m. curfew lapse.
The...
Post later taken down says teachers ‘resistant to returning to school’
A Facebook post by the Monroe County School District was taken down on Wednesday after it went at teachers from two Upper Keys schools...
REEF’s Annual Lionfish Derby Goes Socially-Distant To Defend Reefs
Lionfish are some of the most iconic invasive species of the Florida Keys. They’re beautiful, they’re venomous and they’re hungry. Luckily for us humans,...
Can Key West recover? COVID losses cripple island city
Key West businesses are hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic, capacity restrictions and reduced tourism, but most of them aren’t asking for government assistance.
They want...
Health department provides free nasal swabs in drive-up style
Free drive-through COVID-19 testing at Founders Park allowed residents in the Islamorada and Upper Keys areas to get swabbed on Aug. 13. Staff from...
Give & Take: A Little Free Pantry unites a Key West neighborhood
Every once in a while, something simply good happens.
The Little Free Pantry Project is one of those things. It started in an Arkansas neighborhood...
School starts tomorrow
The Monroe County School District will launch virtual school on Wednesday, Aug. 19. About 8,000 students and 1,000 teachers and staff will be fully...
COVID competes with high school football
John Hughes, Key West High School junior varsity and varsity football coach, hopes that’s the only delay, but he’s preparing his team as best...
