COUNTY STAFF HELPING RESIDENTS APPLY FOR FEMA GRANTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES
Floods. Storm surges. King tides. Living in paradise has a price that many Keys residents in low-lying areas know all too well: water coming into your house...
FLORIDA KEYS SCHOOLS NEED TO HIRE 120 TEACHERS
Staffing shortages represent a new pandemic, and those plaguing the Florida Keys aren’t limited to hotels, restaurants and private businesses.
Local governments, too, are struggling more than usual...
FWC seeks public’s assistance in tarpon killing
Investigators with Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation are seeking the public’s help in identifying three males who reportedly removed and killed a tarpon.
A photo obtained by FWC...
NEW PRINCIPALS TAKE HELM AT 2 KEYS HIGH SCHOOLS
Two of the Florida Keys’ three public high schools will have a new principal in the fall.
Chistina McPherson is leaving Key West High School for an administrative...
COUNTY FOCUSES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROBLEM
At a recent workshop, the county commissioners had a real conundrum on their hands. Polls say that residents want to stem development in the Florida Keys, and...
KEYS 100: RUNNERS TACKLE 50- & 100-MILE RACE THROUGH FLORIDA KEYS
If you heard the “Chariots of Fire” theme song running through your head this past weekend, it was because a group of committed and elite runners decided...
COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERS IN 2 DEPT, PLUS POSITIVE PANDEMIC NEWS
Wednesday's BOCC meeting ground to a good-natured halt during an emotional presentation for the retirement of long-time Fire Rescue Chief James "Jim" Callahan. At the gathering, he...
DEMAND FOR VACCINE IS DROPPING IN THE KEYS
Two. That’s the new number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state Department of Health in Monroe County on May 18. And as the county’s cases fall,...
BREAKING NEWS: LOCAL TEEN ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUN ON SCHOOL BUS
Key West Police Department reported the following about an incident that occurred Wednesday morning:
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Key West Police received information about a teen who...
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATING RACISM ALLEGATIONS
School district officials acted quickly on Friday to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent Theresa...
