KEYS’ OVERALL GRADUATION RATE TRAILS STATE AVERAGE OF 89.7%
School district officials this week announced the 2023-2024 graduation rates for the Florida Keys’ three public high schools, two of which trail the state’s...
SHERRI HODIES SWORN IN AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
Sherri Hodies officially began her first term as Monroe County’s supervisor of elections on Jan. 7 during a ceremonial swearing-in officiated by Judge Mark...
DR. SANDRA SCHWEMMER AGREES TO TESTIFY AGAINST OTHERS IN COUNTY DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office last month entered a decision of nolle prosequi against Dr. Sandra Schwemmer, former medical director of the Monroe...
MONROE COUNTY YEAR IN REVIEW: THE GOOD AND THE BAD
By Mandy Miles and Alex Rickert
Many of the year’s top news stories in Monroe County were continuations and conclusions of events that began in...
COUNTY CONFIRMS RL COLINA AS ACTING FIRE CHIEF
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners confirmed Rene Luis “RL” Colina as acting fire chief starting on Dec. 11. Colina had been deputy...
STORMS VERSUS UNITS: COUNTY WORKSHOP WEIGHS HURRICANE INTENSIFICATION VERUS ADDITIONAL BUILDING
Positioned as one of the biggest wild cards in determining the threat of hurricanes throughout the Florida Keys, rapid intensification is still a real...
NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SWORN IN; SUPERINTENDENT TALKS INFLUX OF HAITIAN CREOLE STUDENTS
A new member was sworn in and new challenges were discussed at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Monroe County School Board in Key...
THE ELECTION IS OVER; CAMPAIGN SIGNS MUST COME DOWN
Joyce Griffin, Monroe County’s supervisor of elections, is telling all candidates, “Now that the election is over, it’s time to take those campaign signs...
COUNTY OFFICIALS BACK TDC DECISION TO RE-BID OUTDATED WEBSITE & ADVERTISING CONTRACTS
Florida Keys officials spurned the status quo this week by ending a 30-year relationship during a very public breakup, or at least a trial...
SCHOLL TAKES GAVEL AS COUNTY MAYOR; COMMISSION HONORS JOYCE GRIFFIN
Compared to national politics these days, the Nov. 19 county commission meeting was downright jovial.
The commission chambers in Key West were packed at the...
