MACHINE RECOUNT SET FOR CLOSE ISLAMORADA SEAT RACE
Four votes separated current vice mayor Henry Rosenthal from former councilwoman Deb Gillis following a machine recount on Nov. 11 at the county supervisor of elections office...
HUMOR: TOP 10 PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW MARATHON CITY COUNCIL
In its largest election since incorporating as a city, the 2022 general election saw four open seats on the Marathon City Council filled. The new council undoubtedly...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SELECT MAYOR, SET PRIORITIES FOR FLORIDA KEYS
The Monroe Board of County Commissioners selected Craig Cates as the next mayor and Holly Merrill Raschein as the mayor pro tem for the coming year during...
KEY WEST’S LAWYER SAYS CITY IS VIOLATING PUBLIC RECORD LAWS
Key West’s attorney is concerned the city is violating state laws.
City Attorney Shawn Smith has told Mayor Teri Johnston and Dona Higginbotham, the consultant who’s coordinating the...
PACKED MARATHON COUNCIL AGENDA TAKES ON BUILDING PERMITS & VACATION RENTAL WORKAROUNDS; TABLES OTHER...
What began with attempts to immediately move forward on several campaign promises from new councilman Jeff Smith eventually turned to a frustrated outburst from a Coco Plum...
NEW KEY COLONY BEACH COMMISSION TAKES OFFICE & APPOINTS FINAL MEMBER
Key Colony Beach’s new city commission took shape on Dec. 1 with the swearing-in of newly elected commissioners Beth Ramsay-Vickrey and Freddie Foster. In the wake of...
NEW DATA SHOWS CORAL REEF WEAKENS HURRICANE WAVES
As the new hurricane season rolls in on Thursday, June 1, residents of the Florida Keys will likely remember Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that tracked...
CHARTER COUNTY CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING NEEDS
Discussions among Monroe County officials over a potential transition to a charter county continued at a June 21 board of county commissioners meeting in Key Largo. Officials...
COULD MONROE COUNTY LOSE ITS COURT SYSTEM?
A Republican Florida state legislator has asked the state’s judicial branch to consider consolidating the 20 circuit courts within the state.
While touted by Speaker of the Florida...
MONROE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY WILL TAKE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AUDIT FINDINGS TO GRAND JURY
The multimillion-dollar tourism marketing agency that for decades has promoted the Florida Keys to tourists worldwide is under criminal investigation, the Monroe County State Attorney said Thursday....
