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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
MONROE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ROMAN GASTESI TO LEAVE TOP COUNTY POST FEB. 23
Roman Gastesi, the Monroe County Administrator for 15 years, announced on Feb. 8 that he will retire at 5 p.m. Feb. 23, earlier than county officials had...
