CRUISE LINES SUSPEND OPERATIONS
Major U.S. cruise lines have voluntarily suspended operations for 30 days due to coronavirus. There is a cruise ship docked at Port of Key West Saturday morning...
Election WILL take place Tuesday
Monroe County’s Presidential Preference Primary election WILL take place as scheduled on Tuesday, March 17, according to Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin, who said all precincts will...
THE LATEST – WHAT’S ON AND WHATS OFF
This document is updated as of 9 a.m. on Friday, March 20. It will be constantly updated as the situation unfolds. If you have any additional closures,...
STATE OF BUSINESS amid coronavirus concern
By Sara Matthis, Mandy Miles and Jim McCarthy
Florida Keys airports and hotels remained open as of Wednesday. Bars were instructed by the state to close for the...
CLOSED 15 Days to Slow the Spread
In accordance with the recommendations made by the President of the United States to reduce gatherings of ten people or more, the City of Key West will...
Marathon, Islamorada declare state of emergency
By Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis
The city of Marathon and village of Islamorada declared a state of emergency on Monday evening, joining Monroe County and the city...
BOCC postpones March meeting amid COVID-19 risk
In a cautionary move, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners postponed its Wednesday, March 18 BOCC meeting in Key Largo to the scheduled Wednesday, April 15...
Governor orders closure of bars, nightclubs
By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Sara Matthis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took another step toward dispersing crowds on one of the busier holidays — St. Patrick’s Day...
SPRING BREAK EXTENDED
By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles
Schools throughout Monroe County extended spring break to an additional week per the Florida Department of Education’s direction on March 13. With...
What if I am sick?
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here are no reported cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County as of 11:30 a.m. on March 18. Although this crisis has been ongoing for weeks, the state...
