NEW COUNTY MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM SELECTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
At Wednesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board chose Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lincoln to serve as Monroe County Mayor and Commissioner David...
MONROE COUNTY SUPPORTS VETERANS THROUGH OPERATION GREEN LIGHT
In advance of Veterans Day, Monroe County illuminated the Harvey Government Center and the Historic Gato Building in Key West and the Murray Nelson...
COUNTY NIXES DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS & WRESTLES WITH ROGO
Maximum size requirements and required inspections during home sales for downstairs enclosures in unincorporated Monroe County are no longer, according to a unanimous vote...
TOLLS ON CARD SOUND ROAD INCREASE OCT. 1
New toll rates on Card Sound Road take effect Wednesday, Oct. 1. The toll adjustment follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index....
NAVY OBJECTION DELAYS WISTERIA ISLAND MOORING FIELD
The county’s new 100-boat mooring field in the waters around Wisteria Island off Key West has been in bureaucratic purgatory for more than a...
SPCA DINNER RAISES $10K FOR ANIMAL CLINIC
Dogs and cats got a little help with their love lives — and population control — in Monroe County. The 10th annual Spaygetti &...
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHERS UNION STRIKE NEW AGREEMENT
After months of collaborative negotiations, the United Teachers of Monroe (UTM) and the Monroe County School District (MCSD) have reached a tentative agreement on...
KEYS SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES INCREASED SPENDING PLAN
Monroe County School Board members approved a $320.65 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year during a Sept. 9 meeting in Marathon.
The total combined...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE $672 MILLION SPENDING PLAN
Monroe County commissioners finalized a $672.2 million spending plan during a final budget hearing on Sept. 10 in Key Largo.
Commissioner Holly Raschein’s proposal to...
SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN COMPLETES 10-WEEK FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY AT QUANTICO
It’s an honor, a privilege and a rigorous challenge only offered to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office once every seven or so years. And...
