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,...
VOICES FOR FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN’S ANNUAL LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW SET MARCH 8
The Voices for Florida Keys Children lunch, silent auction and fashion show are set for Saturday, March 8, at Hawks Cay Resort.
This annual gathering...
CRIME RATES DIP IN MONROE COUNTY & KEY WEST
The National Incident-Based Reporting System for crime statistics collected by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showed a decrease in crime last year for...
SCHOOL BOARD REACTS TO A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE LATER RESCINDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
The Jan. 28 Monroe County School Board meeting was marked by careful studies of long-term plans and literally second-by-second changes to critical funding categories...
COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO’ AGAIN TO ROGO PAUSE AMID MIXED MESSAGING FROM STATE LEADERS
Amid conflicting messaging from state leaders, the Monroe County Commission again denied a proposed moratorium on new building rights at its Jan. 15 meeting.
The...
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...
