MONROE COUNTY UPDATES REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD NESTING SEA TURTLES
To enhance protections for nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings, Monroe County has updated its lighting regulations to align with Florida’s model lighting ordinance...
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....
LETTER: LITERACY IS THE FOUNDATION OF LEARNING
The recent celebration of Celebrate Literacy Week across the Monroe County School District was a vibrant and engaging reminder of the joy that reading...
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...
CAN PLASTIC BAGS GO IN THE RECYCLING BIN? MONROE COUNTY’S RECYCLING COORDINATOR WEIGHS IN
Recycling plastic can be confusing, as not all recycling facilities accept the same materials.
In Monroe County, our recyclables are processed at Reuter’s Recycling Facility,...
VOICES FOR FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN’S ANNUAL LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW SET MARCH 8
The Voices for Florida Keys Children lunch, silent auction and fashion show are set for Saturday, March 8, at Hawks Cay Resort.
This annual gathering...
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...
SCHOOL BOARD REACTS TO A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE LATER RESCINDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
The Jan. 28 Monroe County School Board meeting was marked by careful studies of long-term plans and literally second-by-second changes to critical funding categories...
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...
