MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WELCOMES NEW CLASS AT JOE LONDON ACADEMY
Last Monday, Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomed class 26-01 to the Joe London Fire Academy on Grassy Key. Class 26-01 has 29 qualified trainees...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE, COUNTY LAUNCH STOCK ISLAND DERELICT VEHICLE AND TRAILER CLEANUP EFFORT
Monroe County is partnering with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to address derelict and abandoned vehicles and trailers on Stock Island, with a coordinated...
RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT & PRINCIPAL THERESA AXFORD RUNS FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Following her recent retirement from a 48-year career with Monroe County Schools, where she worked as a teacher, principal and ultimately superintendent, Theresa Axford...
KEY LARGO RESIDENT AND CAPTAIN CHELYN SHAW FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Key Largo resident and captain Chelyn Shaw recently filed to run for Monroe County School Board District 5 seat, challenging incumbent Dr. Sue Woltanski...
LUIS GONZALEZ FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4 SEAT
A familiar face from the Marathon City Council dais will look to earn retiring Monroe County School Board chair John Dick’s seat this fall....
UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR GETS PRISON SENTENCE FOR SCAMMING SENIOR FOLLOWING IRMA
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Tison Lee Kennedy, 39, was sentenced to five years in a Florida prison following the...
ENCLOSED STORAGE LIMITATION FOR RAISED HOMES IS NO LONGER IN MONROE COUNTY
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners voted to eliminate the longstanding 299-square-foot limitation for enclosed storage space below elevated homes in unincorporated Monroe...
DAVID RICE IS FIRST TO FILE FOR MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 RACE
Monroe County’s longest-tenured county commissioner will look to continue his service to the Florida Keys.
District 4 commissioner and current Monroe County Mayor Pro Tem...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOLDS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators in the Ocean Reef, Key Largo and Islamorada districts convened at the parking lot near the old Plantation...
LOOKING BACK AT THE BIG DECISIONS COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS FACED ON NONPROFIT FUNDING...
2025 was a busy year in the southernmost county and at the state capital in Tallahassee. From budget cuts to development, county commissioners and...
