BOCC will review first proposed budget on July 22
Budget season is upon us at city and county levels. On July 22, the Board of County Commissioners will convene to review the first...
Multi-agency meeting seeks solutions
Amid elevated concerns surrouding Indian Key Fill, multiple state agencies convened with Sheriff Rick Ramsay and village officials at the Roth Building on June...
Monroe County Tax Collector makes bid for commission seat
Danise “Dee Dee” Henriquez announced her bid for the District 1 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on June 25, making the...
Tokin’ tickets: Marathon tweaks ordinance for civil fines for possession
Although law enforcement officers in Monroe County and Keys municipalities have the ability to issue civil fines, or tickets, for citizens in possession of...
Gov. DeSantis arrives in Marathon with promises of $56 million in funds
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis arrived in Marathon to make two important announcements: $21 million in debris removal reimbursement for Monroe County, and a...
Commercial fishermen can apply for Irma assistance
Twenty-one months after Hurricane Irma, the funds are in place to begin restoring the losses of commercial fishermen in the Keys. The Florida Wildlife...
Water a winner during legislative session
The 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee came to a close May 4. With money for Keys projects and increased funds for Everglades restoration, state...
Keys representatives visit D.C. for funding
Islamorada and Marathon representatives, as well as Key Largo wastewater officials, flew to the nation’s capital last week to speak to senators, representatives and...
Canal dredging: 2 down, 8 to go
On May 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) extended the deadline for a grant to remove sediment lodged in...
How local schools are facing the surge of national violence
On May 7, another surge of school violence splashed across national headlines: one dead, eight wounded in a Colorado charter school shooting. Not just...
