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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...