POPULATION INCREASE BRINGS VOTER BOUNDARY SHIFTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County Commission’s district lines are slightly shifting due to new census data that shows more people living in the Keys and a state law requiring a...
SEEKING INPUT: COMMUNITY SURVEY ON FUTURE OF ISLAMORADA’S FILLS
The Village of Islamorada is conducting a community-driven master planning process for the Fills, the area composed of Tea Table Fill, Indian Key Fill, and Lignumvitae Key...
‘WE’RE LOSING KIDS’: MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNED ABOUT TRUANCY
At the Oct. 12 and Oct. 16 Monroe County School Board meetings, board members and staff said that they are concerned about students’ “chronic absenteeism” and truancy....
RACIST GRAFFITI PROMPTS INVESTIGATION & DISCIPLINE AT MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL
A racist message left on a Marathon High School water fountain has prompted an investigation and discipline from Monroe County School District administrators.
As reported to Keys Weekly,...
MONROE COUNTY LOSES 10 FIREFIGHTERS TO HIGHER-PAYING MAINLAND JOBS
Monroe County Fire Chief Steven Hudson confirmed to Keys Weekly that his department has lost between 10 and 12 staff members within the last two to three...
FORSTER MEMORIAL PARK: LOCAL FAVORITE GETS NAMED AFTER THE LATE COUNTY COMMISSIONER
A small Key Largo Park has a new name in honor of the late Mike Forster.
At a recent meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved renaming Sunset Point Park...
JIMMY MORGAN SWORN IN AS MARATHON’S NEWEST JUDGE
On Oct. 27, Monroe County’s bench gained its newest judge as Jimmy Morgan was sworn in by Judge Mark H. Jones.
“I always identified him as an outstanding...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVES REACCREDITATION HONORS
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office recently received excelsior awards for reaccreditation in law enforcement and corrections from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation and Florida Corrections...
2 RAPE SUSPECTS FACE DECEMBER TRIAL DATE
Two men accused of raping the same woman within the span of an hour on Sept. 11 remain in jail and are awaiting trial.
Jorge Calderon Nunez, 30,...
ISLAMORADA MANAGER ANNOUNCES NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR
Islamorada Village Manager Greg Oravec announced that Daniel Gulizio has been selected to fill the role of director of planning for the Village of Islamorada following a...
