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...
COUNTY COLLECTS 435 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER FOR PANTRIES
Brynn Morey, Monroe County Extension coordinator, displays some of the collected donations after UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County recently participated in a statewide Peanut Butter Challenge, which ran...
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...
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...
COUNTY OFFICIALS BACK TDC DECISION TO RE-BID OUTDATED WEBSITE & ADVERTISING CONTRACTS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...
THE ELECTION IS OVER; CAMPAIGN SIGNS MUST COME DOWN
Joyce Griffin, Monroe County’s supervisor of elections, is telling all candidates, “Now that the election is over, it’s time to take those campaign signs down. I know...
NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SWORN IN; SUPERINTENDENT TALKS INFLUX OF HAITIAN CREOLE STUDENTS
A new member was sworn in and new challenges were discussed at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Monroe County School Board in Key West.
Yvette Talbott, winner...
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 CONFIRMS RL COLINA AS ACTING FIRE CHIEF
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners confirmed Rene Luis “RL” Colina as acting fire chief starting on Dec. 11. Colina had been deputy fire chief. Chief...
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...
