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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...

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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Ed Tierney, in Key West on May 2 with his wife, Lori, was selected as the school district’s next superintendent at the school board’s May 13 meeting. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

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...
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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...

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