KEY WEST ATTORNEY & BUILDING CHIEF FACE MORE FELONY CHARGES
Key West’s chief building official, Raj Ramsingh, and his brother, Ron Ramsingh, the city attorney who is likely to resign or be fired at...
COUNTY COMMISSION WEIGHS $25,000 ASSESSMENT ON HOMEOWNERS FOR ROAD ADAPTIONS
Discussion over how to “split the bill” for looming road adaptations in the Keys earned center stage at the Monroe County Board of County...
SCHOOL BOARD NAMES 4 FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
And then there were four — finalists, that is, for the Florida Keys’ top education job.
School board members on April 22 narrowed the list...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: KEY WEST’S SECOND HANDS OFF PROTEST DRAWS HUNDREDS
Key Westers on April 19 once again joined the nationwide series of Hands Off protests and packed the 1300 block of White Street to...
KEYS SHERIFF: BEWARE OF E-Z/SUNPASS TEXT SCAM
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass...
KEY WEST CODE DIRECTOR RETIRES AFTER ATTORNEY’S TERMINATION; BUILDING CHIEF AWAITS HEARING
Key West elected officials on Thursday, April 24 terminated the employment contract of twice-indicted city attorney Ron Ramsingh without cause. The next day, Code...
MISS ISLAND QUEEN CONTESTANTS ARE ON A MISSION; DRAG PAGEANT RAISES MONEY FOR SAMUEL’S...
Six well-known local contestants are paired with six professional drag coaches as they create and embody an alter ego and compete for Miss Island...
MONROE COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS GET PROMOTIONS
Two Monroe County employees were recently promoted to new positions.
On April 3, county commissioners confirmed Emily Schemper as new growth management director. She will...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDES $5,000 TO HELP BUY CLEANUP GEAR FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance has thanked Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and the sheriff’s office for a $5,000 donation to support the...
BILLS TARGETING TOURISM DOLLARS FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF CLEAR FLORIDA HOUSE
A pair of bills aiming to provide Floridians property tax relief by diverting tourism dollars were approved by the House on April 25.
Both House...
