DOES MONROE COUNTY REALLY RECYCLE?
My primary question is, “Does Monroe County really recycle?” It is met with a resounding “yes.”
Monroe County's recycling efforts have seen a significant improvement according to the...
COUNTY TERMINATES INDICTED TRAUMA STAR DIVISION CHIEF
Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley last Friday elected to terminate the employment of indicted Monroe County Fire Rescue Division Chief Andrea Thompson, county spokeswoman Kristen Livengood told...
COMMUNITY GROUP FILES SECOND PETITION AGAINST TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
A second petition was recently filed by the Tavernier Community Association and fellow community members in relation to an ordinance Monroe County commissioners approved in February for...
MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE MARKS TWO YEARS OF DRUG PROCESS OVERHAULS
While gaps in oversight and monitoring protocols may have enabled the alleged theft of narcotics from Monroe County’s Trauma Star air ambulance program by its former chief...
FINAL ROGO/BPAS SURVEY TACKLES NUMBERS, DISTRIBUTION OF NEW UNITS
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is seeking public participation regarding the state-mandated hurricane evacuation modeling discussions that will continue through January 2025.
Survey #5 is...
COULD THE KEYS SEE MORE TURN LANES ON U.S. 1?
More turn lanes could be on the way for sections of U.S. 1 seeing congestion with traffic slowed to less than ideal speeds.
In the Upper Keys, 10...
KEYS TOURISM AGENCY CANCELS WEBSITE CONTRACT; AUDIT STATES IT WAS ‘SIGNIFICANTLY OVERPAYING’ FOR DIGITAL...
Florida Keys tourism officials acknowledged this week that contracts negotiated 30 years ago haven’t aged well for the local Tourist Development Council (TDC) — particularly as they...
TDC HIRES NEW VP OF MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS
Heidi Barfels, a veteran tourism marketing executive, is the new vice president of marketing and communications for Visit Florida Keys, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council’s operations...
EUBANK & SENMARTIN SELECTED AS MONROE COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR NOMINEES
Marathon High School’s Elena Eubank and Giovanni Senmartin were recently selected to represent Monroe County in the United States Presidential Scholars program. Eubank was chosen to be...
HABITUAL OFFENDER IN KEY WEST SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS PRISON
The Monroe County state attorney’s office on Oct. 31 announced the conviction and sentencing of Brian Keith Barroso, a career criminal, on two counts of cocaine sales...
