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KEYS SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES INCREASED SPENDING PLAN

Monroe County School Board members approved a $320.65 million budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year during a Sept. 9 meeting in Marathon.  The total combined...
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE $672 MILLION SPENDING PLAN 

Monroe County commissioners finalized a $672.2 million spending plan during a final budget hearing on Sept. 10 in Key Largo.   Commissioner Holly Raschein’s proposal to...
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SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN COMPLETES 10-WEEK FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY AT QUANTICO

It’s an honor, a privilege and a rigorous challenge only offered to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office once every seven or so years. And...
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COUNTY COMMISSION REJECTS GIVING FDOT AUTHORITY TO POTENTIALLY FOUR-LANE SEGMENTS OF U.S. 1

Monroe County commissioners unanimously rejected a draft proposal to give the Florida Department of Transportation authority to potentially enlarge segments of U.S. 1 to...
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KEYS NONPROFITS IN LINE TO LOSE COUNTY FUNDING DESPITE SOME EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE...

Monroe County Commissioners voted 4-1 for a tentative $674 million spending plan with funding cuts still in place to Florida Keys nonprofits serving the...
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SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS TENTATIVE MILLAGE WITH TAX INCREASE

Monroe County school board members adopted a tentative budget with a tax increase during a July 29 meeting in Key West.  Specifically, the board set...
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MONROE COUNTY TO WRITE ITS OWN FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE

Unincorporated Monroe County will move forward with a law of its own to govern the operation of food trucks, according to a unanimous vote...
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CLERK’S AUDIT FINDS GRANT MANAGEMENT ISSUES WITHIN MONROE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES

A Monroe County Clerk’s audit revealed various issues related to the management of grants administered by Monroe County Social Services.  The audit covered the fiscal...
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KEYS SCHOOLS WELCOME NEW SUPERINTENDENT ED TIERNEY

Monroe County schools this month welcomed Edward Tierney as the new superintendent of schools. Tierney brings more than two decades of educational leadership from...
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COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOLDS REVIVE AWARENESS DAY EVENTS

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) invites the public to attend Revive Awareness Day events on Friday, June 6. Pre-registration is...