MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION GREENLIGHTS BUILDING RIGHT REQUEST, EVACUATION TIME CHANGE
The Florida Keys could see up to 3,550 new building allocations added to the island chain over the next 40 years, according to a request approved by...
KEYS’ CORAL NERDS BROUGHT LEARNINGS TO, LESSONS FROM MEXICO CORAL CONFERENCE
In summer 2023, the Florida Keys was hit by a devastating heat wave. It bleached and killed much of our coral reef and threatened the survival of...
ELF ON THE SHELF PRINCIPAL SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER
Key Largo School Principal Darren Pais is known for playing Buddy the Elf during the holidays, he's been Buddy for the last 10 years. This year, however,...
FLORIDA KEYS HOSTS ANNUAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley, Monroe County Mayor Jim Scholl and Monroe County Chief Resiliency Officer Rhonda Haag recently welcomed approximately 400 thinkers and leaders from business,...
SCHOOL BOARD TALKS STEM & BUS CAMERAS
Monroe County school board members were briefed on science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and career technical education (CTE) programs during a Dec. 10 meeting at Coral...
NOAA’S RESTORATION BLUEPRINT NEARS THE FINISH LINE
With the release of an environmental impact statement and management plan reflecting the highly-anticipated Restoration Blueprint for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), the Florida Keys...
TALLAHASSEE WOMAN DIES WHILE DIVING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A 56-year-old Tallahassee, Florida woman died Tuesday following a dive-related incident off Key Largo.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Andrea Shultz was with a commercial dive...
COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES SEVERAL MEASURES FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
More hurdles were cleared by Monroe County commissioners for a supermarket and workforce housing project in Tavernier.
Meanwhile, a group continues to seek an appeal to the state...
‘OH, HECK’: TALLAHASEE ISN’T ON BOARD WITH COUNTY’S REQUEST FOR MORE BUILDING PERMITS
State officials appear unwilling to give more residential building permits to Monroe County and municipalities in the Florida Keys until all remaining allocations are expended.
Not only that,...
THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
