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 Chitty, the pastor...
HOMETOWN KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN SEASON WITH 1ST CANDIDATES EVENT
A 20-year local election tradition continued Feb. 26, when Hometown!, a nonpartisan voter education group, presented its first Call for Candidates event at Salute restaurant on Higgs...
NEW COUNTY AUDIT SAYS TDC INCREASED ADVERTISING BUDGET TO $36M WITH NO EXPLANATION
The Monroe County Clerk's Office dropped a third audit of the Florida Keys' multimillion-dollar tourism marketing agency on Wednesday, this time reviewing the advertising services outsourced to...
COUNTY HIRES ARTIFICIAL REEFS DIRECTOR TO LAUNCH KEYSWIDE PROGRAM WITH $10M IN STATE FUNDING
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners welcomes Hanna Koch as the new Monroe County Artificial Reefs director. Koch comes to the county from The Elizabeth Moore...
CHRIS MASSICOTTE RUNS FOR COUNTY COMMISSION AGAINST JIM SCHOLL
There’s some new competition for a seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners (BOCC).
Chris Massicotte, a Democrat with a background in accounting and political campaign advertising,...
MONROE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ROMAN GASTESI TO LEAVE TOP COUNTY POST FEB. 23
Roman Gastesi, the Monroe County Administrator for 15 years, announced on Feb. 8 that he will retire at 5 p.m. Feb. 23, earlier than county officials had...
MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION DROPS CHARTER COUNTY IDEA THAT COULD HAVE CREATED NEW TAX
The Florida Keys are facing repairs of roads and bridges, including along the 113 miles of roadway from Key Largo to Key West that includes 42 bridges. FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU/contributed
COUNTY CHARTER TALKS TO CONTINUE AT BOCC MEETING ON JAN. 31
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 31 will hear an update on their plan to ask voters to switch the form of government across...
BPAS BAND-AID: MARATHON & MONROE COUNTY OUTLINE BUILDING ALLOCATION LOAN
As Monroe County and its municipalities continue to grapple with the impending reality of expiring Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO)/Building Permit Allocation System (BPAS) units, a tentative...
KEY WEST NATIVE ZACH BENTLEY ENTERS SCHOOL BOARD RACE
Key West native Zach Bentley wants to address the issue of affordable housing for teachers, and identifies that as a crucial issue as he seeks a seat...
