SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS TENTATIVE MILLAGE WITH TAX INCREASE
Monroe County school board members adopted a tentative budget with a tax increase during a July 29 meeting in Key West.
Specifically, the board set...
MONROE COUNTY TO WRITE ITS OWN FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE
Unincorporated Monroe County will move forward with a law of its own to govern the operation of food trucks, according to a unanimous vote...
CLERK’S AUDIT FINDS GRANT MANAGEMENT ISSUES WITHIN MONROE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES
A Monroe County Clerk’s audit revealed various issues related to the management of grants administered by Monroe County Social Services.
The audit covered the fiscal...
KEYS SCHOOLS WELCOME NEW SUPERINTENDENT ED TIERNEY
Monroe County schools this month welcomed Edward Tierney as the new superintendent of schools. Tierney brings more than two decades of educational leadership from...
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOLDS REVIVE AWARENESS DAY EVENTS
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) invites the public to attend Revive Awareness Day events on Friday, June 6. Pre-registration is...
COUNTY EMERGENCY DIRECTOR WHO GUIDED FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH COVID ACCEPTS JOB AT HER ALMA...
Monroe County’s top emergency management official is departing to lead her alma mater’s emergency planning and response.
On May 21, Monroe County announced Shannon Weiner’s...
IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CELEBRATES CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION
On May 14, community leaders throughout the Florida Keys celebrated their two-month “degrees” in law enforcement operations at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 2025...
SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS ED TIERNEY AS SUPERINTENDENT
The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job.
The...
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...
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...
