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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...
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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...
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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?

T 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...

WHAT WE KNOW

Twenty-one individuals in Monroe County have been tested for coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon. Of those, five came back negative while 16 await results.  Gov. Ron...

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