BREAKING NEWS: PARASAIL CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL CRASH IN MARATHON, FLORIDA
On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, of Marathon on a warrant for one charge of...
SPORTS WRAP: ’CANES & CONCHS FOOTBALL DOMINATE
Key West
The outcome of Key West’s Sept. 16 game against the Crusaders of Dade Christian became obvious in the first quarter, during which the Conchs scored a...
SPORTS WRAP: KEY WEST & CORAL SHORES TRADE WINS IN THE POOL
Keys swimmers met up at Founders Park in Islamorada on Sept. 14 and both teams experienced success. Key West’s boys had a decisive 195-74 win and Coral...
COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK COMES HOME TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mohawk returned on Sept. 12 to its home port of Key West after a 92-day deployment to Africa that started with an...
PAY RAISES FOR ISLAMORADA EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN APPROVED BUDGET
Islamorada Village Council unanimously voted 4-0 on a $47-million spending plan and a millage rate of 3.00 at a final budget hearing on Sept. 19 at Founders...
MARATHON NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: WESLEY BARNES
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve...
UPPER KEYS KIDS CLUBHOUSE PROVIDES A NEW ‘SCREEN-FREE’ ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN
A pack of children surrounded Venus Haugen in the backyard tiki hut of her Tavernier home. As they watched closely, Haugen poured globs of thick, brightly colored...
FANTASY FEST: COUNTDOWN TO CULT CLASSICS & CARTOON CHAOS OCT. 21-30
“Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos” is the theme for Fantasy Fest 2022 – Key West’s annual 10-day creative costumed festival. From Oct. 21-30, revelers can adorn themselves...
MEET KYLA SHOEMAKER: TEACHING FREEDOM 1 WORD AT A TIME
By Cricket Desmarais
“Idle hands, I don't like them. I like to stay busy,” says Kyla Shoemaker, who is far from idle.
She volunteers at the Key West Police...
SPORTS WRAP: BASEBALL PROSPECTS HIGHLIGHT SKILLS AT SCOUT DAY 2022 IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA
More than a dozen professional and college scouts came out to Rex Weech Field in Key West last Saturday in pursuit of local baseball prospects. Scouts whose...
