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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL’S MEASLES RESPONSE IN BROWARD COUNTY DRAWS CRITICISM FROM LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN

By late February, nine cases of the highly-infectious measles were reported in Broward County. The outbreak began at an elementary school in Weston on Feb. 16, bringing...
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SPECIAL MONROE COUNTY WORKSHOP ON ROGO SET FOR MARCH 20 IN KEY LARGO

Florida Keys leaders have 10 months to respond to the state on which hurricane evacuation model is best for the island chain, a decision linked to the...
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FLORIDA KEYS BRACE FOR POTENTIAL MASS MIGRATION FOLLOWING DISARRAY IN HAITI

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a wave of state officers and guardsmen to the Florida Keys in preparation for possibly more maritime voyages among migrants from two Caribbean...
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REEF THE FOX CHATS WITH MONROE COUNTY MAYOR HOLLY RASCHEIN

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” So, if this doesn’t make the front page of the Keys Weekly, I am going on...
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ROGO REALITY CHECK: COUNTY SAYS ONLY 3K LEFT KEYSWIDE

For years, the number of remaining vacant, buildable lots floating across the Florida Keys was just under 8,000.  People across the island chain would ballpark the number of...

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