County deploys third artificial reef in the Gulf, plans for fourth
This week, Monroe County’s artificial reefs program announced its second reef material deployment off Key West in the Florida Keys. These deployments help create...
Candidate forum set for July 22 will feature county commission, school board & mosquito...
Candidates in critical Florida Keys races will have another chance to make their case to voters at a candidate forum on Wednesday, July 22...
Coast Guard rescues overdue diver off Florida Keys state park
A Coast Guard Station Islamorada boat crew rescued an overdue diver on July 11, after he was reported missing from a dive vessel 5...
Monroe County Schools maintain ‘A’ rating
The Monroe County School District once again earned an “A” grade for the 2025-26 school year from the Florida Department of Education. This achievement...
New subsea habitat deployed off the Florida Keys embarks on several missions
Deep’s Vanguard is now installed on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, becoming the first open-ocean subsea human...
‘We know what’s coming’: Keys coral practitioners prepared for rescues amid bleaching threats
As forecasters warn of an unusually strong El Niño that could drive dangerously warm ocean temperatures across the Florida Keys this summer, the organizations...
New DeSantis-installed CFK board seeks termination of longtime president ‘Dr. G’
A revamped college board — with six new members appointed by the governor in only the past six months — is seeking termination of...
Fire Marshal says leave the fireworks to the professionals this July Fourth
The Monroe County Fire Marshal’s Office wants everyone to have a fun and, most importantly, a safe Fourth of July weekend. Please leave fireworks displays...
State budget benefits Florida Keys; some requests were vetoed
A state budget signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 29 will send tens of millions of dollars to the Florida Keys.
But not all...
LOWER KEYS MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A Monroe County grand jury has indicted a Cudjoe Key man, Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, for the first-degree murder of his wife, Lynne Shadduck,...
