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...
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...
COUNTY OFFICIALS BACK TDC DECISION TO RE-BID OUTDATED WEBSITE & ADVERTISING CONTRACTS
Florida Keys officials spurned the status quo this week by ending a 30-year relationship during a very public breakup, or at least a trial separation. It happened...
SCHOLL TAKES GAVEL AS COUNTY MAYOR; COMMISSION HONORS JOYCE GRIFFIN
Compared to national politics these days, the Nov. 19 county commission meeting was downright jovial.
The commission chambers in Key West were packed at the start of the...
ANDY GRIFFITHS’ RETIREMENT PARTY RAISES $70K FOR UNITED WAY
In an evening at the Beachside Resort in Key West, the community celebrated Andy Griffiths' retirement after 32 years on the Monroe County School Board, raising over...
RACE ON ISLAMORADA’S OLD HIGHWAY RETURNS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS
2022 was the last time runners and walkers took to the starting line for a 5k on the Old Highway in Islamorada. Two years later, the run/walk...
EUBANK & SENMARTIN SELECTED AS MONROE COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR NOMINEES
Marathon High School’s Elena Eubank and Giovanni Senmartin were recently selected to represent Monroe County in the United States Presidential Scholars program. Eubank was chosen to be...
KEYS TOURISM AGENCY CANCELS WEBSITE CONTRACT; AUDIT STATES IT WAS ‘SIGNIFICANTLY OVERPAYING’ FOR DIGITAL...
Florida Keys tourism officials acknowledged this week that contracts negotiated 30 years ago haven’t aged well for the local Tourist Development Council (TDC) — particularly as they...
COULD THE KEYS SEE MORE TURN LANES ON U.S. 1?
More turn lanes could be on the way for sections of U.S. 1 seeing congestion with traffic slowed to less than ideal speeds.
In the Upper Keys, 10...
FINAL ROGO/BPAS SURVEY TACKLES NUMBERS, DISTRIBUTION OF NEW UNITS
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking public participation regarding the state-mandated hurricane evacuation modeling discussions that will continue through January 2025.
Survey #5 is...
