State sends resources to vaccinate school personnel over 50
State resources are assisting local vaccinations scheduled for school personnel. That’s according to the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, which told the Keys Weekly on...
Parents frustrated as students not back to school full-time
K-5 students in Monroe County have been back in the classroom full-time, but those in grades 6-12 continue to attend on an alternating A/B schedule. That has...
NO HOMECOMING DANCE, BUT PROM AND GRADUATION IS ON AT MHS
At the March 2 meeting of Marathon High School’s School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting, teachers and board members outlined a plan that affects graduating seniors. Yes, there...
BREAKING NEWS: STATE EDUCATION CHIEF ORDERS KEYS SCHOOLS TO OFFER FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The state’s top education official has ordered Florida Keys schools to offer full-time, face-to-face instruction for all students by the end of the month despite the school...
LET’S ROLL — BOCCE IS BACK IN KEY WEST
Masked men hefted coolers from car trunks and called insulting greetings across the parking lot the way guys do.
With rosters finalized and last-minute calls made to missing...
ISLAMORADA HALTS SANCTIONED EVENTS THROUGH JUNE 1
Large-scale events and festivals in Islamorada won’t happen any time soon, following the village council’s recent decision to halt the issuance of temporary use permits to early...
KEYS HAS PLAN TO VACCINATE 100 SHUT-INS AT HOME
On Thursday, March 4, the Marathon Fire Rescue will be picking up its allotment of COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate homebound seniors. The list of seniors who cannot...
MORE VACCINES COMING TO KEYS: ALL PUBLIX, 2 WINN-DIXIE STORES TO RECEIVE DOSES
The Monroe County Department of Health has confirmed that all five Publix grocery stores, including the one in Marathon, and the Winn-Dixie grocery stores in Key West...
MORE VACCINES ROLL INTO KEYS
COVID-19 vaccines are trickling into Monroe County, as Publix pharmacies in Islamorada and Key West prepare to administer another round to residents this week.
A total of 600...
A look at the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines
For Monroe County, the vaccine is Moderna. As of Jan. 18, almost 4,000 have been vaccinated, but only about 400 of those have had both doses of...
