FORMER TOURISM CHIEF SUES COUNTY; CLAIMS FIRING WAS RETALIATION FOR FUNDING DENIAL
In Monroe County, the hits keep coming.
The board of county commissioners — still contending with the alleged cover-up of a drug scandal and resulting...
A1A RENAMED JIMMY BUFFETT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
The unveiling of a Florida highway sign designating historic State Road A1A as the “A1A Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway,” and a ceremony declaring Aug....
COUNTY RESPONDS TO TRAUMA STAR GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS
The grand jury’s report was recently made public following an investigation into the 2022 Trauma Star diversion of controlled substances. The report makes 14...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY ANNOUNCES CLASS XXXII
Leadership Monroe County, the premier educational non-profit community leadership organization, announces its 32nd year of programs with the selection of Class XXXII.
The LMC program...
COUNTY CONTINUES TO ACT ON GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
Monroe County leaders continue to address a scathing grand jury report stemming from a July 2022 drug theft scandal, which recently led to the...
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD PASSES BUDGET
The Monroe County School District passed its final budget with emphasis on teacher salaries and limiting the tax rate associated with property values.
An important...
COUNTY OPENS EMERGENCY OPS CENTER IN TIME FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCH
Monroe County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) officially opened on Sept. 23 at the west end of the Marathon airport. Later the same day, the...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE $715 MILLION BUDGET
Monroe County commissioners approved a $715.7 million spending plan for the 2025 fiscal year — a $48.7 million increase from the previous year —...
HOW MUCH HOUSING CAN WE GET WITH $35M OF TOURISM MONEY?
The Florida Keys got one-time approval from the state to spend $35 million of surplus tourism revenue on affordable housing. But that may have...
OPINION: SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OPPOSES AMENDMENT 1 FOR PARTISAN SCHOOL ELECTIONS
Florida school board campaigns have recently become overtly political and, in some cases, downright nasty. Do Floridians want local school board races to become...
