SCHOOL BOARD BRIEFED ON CYBERSECURITY; NAVY CAPTAIN RECOGNIZES PURPLE STAR INSTITUTIONS
Marlene Kolodziej, the district’s director of information technology, provided an extensive presentation on the cybersecurity infrastructure of the school system at a Feb. 10...
FORMER FIREFIGHTER GETS 18-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE
Former Key West firefighter Vincent Vega was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of possessing an illegal...
RON DESANTIS UNVEILS JAMES MONROE STATUE, VISITS GRASSY KEY EATERY
A statue of Monroe County’s namesake now graces the side of the Overseas Highway by the old Bahia Honda Bridge, after a visit from...
PUBLIC DEFENDER KEVIN McCARTHY RUNS FOR COUNTY JUDGE SEAT
Chief Assistant Public Defender Kevin McCarthy recently announced his candidacy for county court judge in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Group 2, a seat being...
WATER MAIN PROJECT MOVES TO TAVERNIER WITH NEW TRAFFIC ADVISORIES
A majority of Islamorada now has a new and larger water main in the ground.
From Tea Table Relief at MM 79.5, contractors for the...
WANDERING TODDLER NEAR U.S. 1 LEADS TO KEY LARGO WOMAN’S ARREST
A 31-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested on Feb. 17 after a 2-year-old child was found wandering near U.S. 1.
According to the Monroe County...
CARD SOUND ROAD REOPENS AFTER FATAL CRASH SHUT IT DOWN FOR HOURS
One of the Florida Keys two main thoroughfares was closed for a majority of the day, following a fatal crash on the Miami-Dade County...
THE SOUTHERN GROUP ADDS FLORIDA KEYS NATIVE ERIN MUIR TO LOBBYING TEAM
A sixth-generation Upper Keys native and former legislative aide to then-state Rep. Holly Raschein will be lobbying for the island chain.
On Feb. 5, the...
DROUGHT LOWERS BISCAYNE AQUIFER, RESULTING IN A WATER SHORTAGE WARNING
A lack of rainfall and increased water demand have led the South Florida Water Management District to issue a water shortage warning for the...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
