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LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY PLANS APRIL 27 GRADUATION FESTIVAL IN MARATHON

Leadership Monroe County (LMC) will celebrate its Class XXXI graduation with “Leadership Spring GradFest,” a community festival and alumni reunion to be held April...
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR EARTH DAY? HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS

KEY WEST Mote Marine Laboratory’s Ocean Fest, April 20  This community celebration of the Florida Keys’ marine environment takes place Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m....
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DRUNK DRIVER WHO SLAMMED INTO MCSO DEPUTY’S CRUISER ON US 1 HAD .310 BLOOD-ALCOHOL...

A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was seriously injured April 9 while he was handling a traffic stop on U.S. 1, after a drunk driver struck...
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TRASH YOUR OLD TIRES — RESPONSIBLY — DURING COUNTY’S 3 FREE TIRE DISPOSAL DAYS

Monroe County County Solid Waste, partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will host three free Earth Day Tire Amnesty events for Monroe...
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ROGO REALITY CHECK: COUNTY SAYS ONLY 3K LEFT KEYSWIDE

For years, the number of remaining vacant, buildable lots floating across the Florida Keys was just under 8,000.  People across the island chain would ballpark...
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REEF THE FOX CHATS WITH MONROE COUNTY MAYOR HOLLY RASCHEIN

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” So, if this doesn’t make the front page of the Keys Weekly, I...
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FLORIDA KEYS BRACE FOR POTENTIAL MASS MIGRATION FOLLOWING DISARRAY IN HAITI

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a wave of state officers and guardsmen to the Florida Keys in preparation for possibly more maritime voyages among migrants...
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SPECIAL MONROE COUNTY WORKSHOP ON ROGO SET FOR MARCH 20 IN KEY LARGO

Florida Keys leaders have 10 months to respond to the state on which hurricane evacuation model is best for the island chain, a decision...
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FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL’S MEASLES RESPONSE IN BROWARD COUNTY DRAWS CRITICISM FROM LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN

By late February, nine cases of the highly-infectious measles were reported in Broward County. The outbreak began at an elementary school in Weston on...
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BAPTIST PASTOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED UNCONSCIOUS MINOR, MCSO

A 62-year-old Marathon pastor was arrested March 4 after Monroe County deputies said he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl after serving her alcohol.  Monte Lavelle...