IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CELEBRATES CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION
On May 14, community leaders throughout the Florida Keys celebrated their two-month “degrees” in law enforcement operations at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 2025...
SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS ED TIERNEY AS SUPERINTENDENT
The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job.
The...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDES $5,000 TO HELP BUY CLEANUP GEAR FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance has thanked Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and the sheriff’s office for a $5,000 donation to support the...
MONROE COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS GET PROMOTIONS
Two Monroe County employees were recently promoted to new positions.
On April 3, county commissioners confirmed Emily Schemper as new growth management director. She will...
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,...
