THE KEYS ARE CLOSED TO GENERAL PUBLIC
The message from Monroe County Emergency Management is that the Keys are closed to the general public (even residents) while damage assessments continue and utilities are restored....
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed to Key West
Today Monroe county officials received word that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was in route to Key West to aid in the hurricane Irma recovery efforts....
Monroe County Schools closed “indefinitely”
The Monroe County Schools remain closed indefinitely at this time, but at this time school is canceled with certainty through Friday, Sept. 15. Superintendent Mark Porter made...
KEYS BRIDGES DEEMED ‘SAFE FOR TRAVEL’ TO MM 16 – ENTRY ONLY FOR ESSENTIAL...
This afternoon a spokesman for the Florida Department of transportation said all the bridges from Homestead to MM 16 are safe for travel. The announcement speeds the...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF RICK RAMSAY ORDERS DUSK-TO-DAWN CURFEW FOR FLORIDA KEYS
MONROE COUNTY, FL -- By order of Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, all of Monroe County is under a curfew from dusk to dawn until further notice....
MONROE COUNTY TO OPEN RE-ENTRY INTO KEYS FOR UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS & BUSINESS OWNERS
Monroe County will open re-entry into the Keys for residents and business owners in Key Largo, Tavernier and Islamorada at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Entry requires a yellow re-entry...
CURFEW IN EFFECT – EMERGENCY PERSONEL ENTERING KEYS
• Monroe County residents who are still in the Keys are under curfew from sunset to sunrise. There have been a handful of accounts of looting. Extra...
MARATHON CITY MANAGER: ‘WE CAN RECOVER’ Marathon took a ‘substantial hit,’ but it will...
Teams from the City of Marathon spent many hours “cutting their way in” after leaving the Emergency Management Operation in Ocean Reef where they sheltered during Hurricane...
MIDDLE & LOWER KEYS: DON’T ATTEMPT RE-ENTRY
Keys officials are adamant that residents from the Middle and Lower Keys not attempt re-entry. Although Upper Keys residents and business owners with the yellow sticker are...
RESTORATION PROCESS IS SPEEDY; ENTRY FOR CITIZENS STILL RESTRICTED
Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi said he is incredulous and ecstatic that the Keys have been able to move so quickly to restore service in the Florida...
