OPINION: SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OPPOSES AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Florida school board campaigns have recently become overtly political and, in some cases, downright nasty. Do Floridians want local school board races to become even MORE partisan...
HOW MUCH HOUSING CAN WE GET WITH $35M OF TOURISM MONEY?
The Florida Keys got one-time approval from the state to spend $35 million of surplus tourism revenue on affordable housing. But that may have been the easy...
COUNTY OPENS EMERGENCY OPS CENTER IN TIME FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCH
Monroe County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) officially opened on Sept. 23 at the west end of the Marathon airport. Later the same day, the $37 million facility...
COUNTY CONTINUES TO ACT ON GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
Monroe County leaders continue to address a scathing grand jury report stemming from a July 2022 drug theft scandal, which recently led to the indictments of a...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY ANNOUNCES CLASS XXXII
Leadership Monroe County, the premier educational non-profit community leadership organization, announces its 32nd year of programs with the selection of Class XXXII.
The LMC program is aimed at...
DECISION 2024: THREE REPUBLICANS VIE FOR COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT 5
Three Republicans will vie for the District 5 seat on the Board of County Commissioners in the Aug. 20 primary. Incumbent Holly Rascehin, current mayor, will square...
KEYS OFFICIALS STATE OPPOSITION AGAINST CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKES AT HEARING
Premiums paid to Citizens Insurance Property Corporation by Monroe County policyholders resulted in a net profit of more than $859 million between 2003 and 2021.
Mel Montagne, president...
SEMINOLE MAN, 20, REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER HE’S STRUCK BY BOAT WHILE LOBSTERING IN LOWER...
A 20 year-old Seminole, Florida man snorkeling Wednesday morning was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a boat operated by a Key...
KEYS MAN GETS 18-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE FOR THREATENING JUDGE & FAMILY
A Monroe County man was sentenced July 12 to 18 months in prison followed by two years probation after pleading guilty to threatening Circuit Court Judge Mark...
KEYS CANDIDATES OUTLINE PRIORITIES AND PLATFORMS DURING POLITICAL FORUM IN KEY LARGO
A packed turnout greeted county commissioner and school board hopefuls during the Island of Key Largo Federation of Homeowners Associations’ Candidate Forum on July 1 at the...
