SCHOOL BOARD REACTS TO A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE LATER RESCINDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
The Jan. 28 Monroe County School Board meeting was marked by careful studies of long-term plans and literally second-by-second changes to critical funding categories announced by the...
COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO’ AGAIN TO ROGO PAUSE AMID MIXED MESSAGING FROM STATE LEADERS
Amid conflicting messaging from state leaders, the Monroe County Commission again denied a proposed moratorium on new building rights at its Jan. 15 meeting.
The decision comes as...
KEYS’ OVERALL GRADUATION RATE TRAILS STATE AVERAGE OF 89.7%
School district officials this week announced the 2023-2024 graduation rates for the Florida Keys’ three public high schools, two of which trail the state’s highest-ever graduation rate...
SHERRI HODIES SWORN IN AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
Sherri Hodies officially began her first term as Monroe County’s supervisor of elections on Jan. 7 during a ceremonial swearing-in officiated by Judge Mark Wilson at the...
DR. SANDRA SCHWEMMER AGREES TO TESTIFY AGAINST OTHERS IN COUNTY DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office last month entered a decision of nolle prosequi against Dr. Sandra Schwemmer, former medical director of the Monroe County Fire &...
MONROE COUNTY YEAR IN REVIEW: THE GOOD AND THE BAD
By Mandy Miles and Alex Rickert
Many of the year’s top news stories in Monroe County were continuations and conclusions of events that began in 2023, as last...
COUNTY CONFIRMS RL COLINA AS ACTING FIRE CHIEF
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners confirmed Rene Luis “RL” Colina as acting fire chief starting on Dec. 11. Colina had been deputy fire chief. Chief...
STORMS VERSUS UNITS: COUNTY WORKSHOP WEIGHS HURRICANE INTENSIFICATION VERUS ADDITIONAL BUILDING
Positioned as one of the biggest wild cards in determining the threat of hurricanes throughout the Florida Keys, rapid intensification is still a real concern as the...
NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SWORN IN; SUPERINTENDENT TALKS INFLUX OF HAITIAN CREOLE STUDENTS
A new member was sworn in and new challenges were discussed at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Monroe County School Board in Key West.
Yvette Talbott, winner...
THE ELECTION IS OVER; CAMPAIGN SIGNS MUST COME DOWN
Joyce Griffin, Monroe County’s supervisor of elections, is telling all candidates, “Now that the election is over, it’s time to take those campaign signs down. I know...