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...
SCHOOL BOARD NAMES 4 FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
And then there were four — finalists, that is, for the Florida Keys’ top education job.
School board members on April 22 narrowed the list...
FKAA BOARD ELECTS RICHARD TOPPINO AS CHAIRMAN
Richard J. Toppino was recently elected chairman of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) board.
Toppino originally was appointed on Dec. 4, 2015 by then-Gov....
FLORIDA KEYS HONOR VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS ON MARCH 24
Monroe County Veterans Affairs, the City of Key West and the Florida Keys Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a...
CRIME RATES DIP IN MONROE COUNTY & KEY WEST
The National Incident-Based Reporting System for crime statistics collected by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showed a decrease in crime last year for...
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...
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...
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...
