TOWN RALLIES WITH $1 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR MHS GRADS
It’s a long ceremony, but worth it. On May 25, Marathon High School seniors received $1,000,163 in scholarships and awards. The bulk of it is awarded via...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN AWARDS 57 SCHOLARSHIPS TO KEYS STUDENTS
It was 1998 when a man the community would come to know well spoke at a Key West luncheon at the Casa Marina Resort.
John Padget introduced a...
KEY WEST STUDENT CHOSEN AS 1 OF 50 ‘FREEDOM WRITERS’ WORLDWIDE
When their struggles became stories, young writers became warriors.
Remember the 2007 movie, “Freedom Writers,” with Hilary Swank as California teacher Erin Gruwell, who transformed a class of...
BREAKING NEWS: LOCAL TEEN ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUN ON SCHOOL BUS
Key West Police Department reported the following about an incident that occurred Wednesday morning:
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Key West Police received information about a teen who...
RACIAL SLUR AT SUGARLOAF SCHOOL CONFIRMED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district officials acted quickly on May 7 to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent...
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATING RACISM ALLEGATIONS
School district officials acted quickly on Friday to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent Theresa...
Keys students earn awards at state science competition
Five entries by Keys students earned state recognition in the virtual State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF).
Sebastian McCoy, from Key Largo School, placed third in the junior...
SCHOOLS SUPER: SOCIAL DISTANCING ‘HAS BECOME A PROBLEM’
At the April 27 Monroe County School District board meeting, Superintendent Theresa Axford announced that more than 100 Key West High School students have been quarantined in...
THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS INTRODUCES NEW MASCOT, SHEL THE TUGA
There is a new face — and flippers — on the campus of The College of the Florida Keys: Shel the Tuga.
The college’s new mascot, the Tugas,...
EARTH DAY 2021: WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Every year, Earth Day celebrates all things wild on this big blue planet of ours. Here in the Keys, there’s no shortage of amazing places and animals....