a group of women sitting next to each other

TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN INKS 84 TO NEW SCHOLARSHIP CONTRACTS

Take Stock in Children of Monroe County is thrilled to announce the acceptance of 84 new students into its scholarship program, which now serves...
a baseball inside of a catchers mitt

SCHOOL BOARD UPDATED ON FOUNDERS FIELD PROJECT, STATE OF SPORTS PROGRAMS

At a Dec. 9 meeting, Monroe County school board members briefly reviewed a project to improve the baseball field at Founders Park in Islamorada.  The...
Key West man dies after fall during Fantasy Fest - A group of people on a street - Fantasy Fest

Key West man dies after fall during Fantasy Fest

A Key West man was pronounced dead early Sunday morning after a fall down the stairs of a local bar. Matthew Richard Farge, 28,...
scott atwell, KEY WEST CHAMBER

KEY WESTER SCOTT ATWELL APPOINTED NEW EVP AND CEO OF KEY WEST CHAMBER

Native Key Wester Scott Atwell to succeed Virginia Panico as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Key West Chamber of...
Florida Keys hosts climate summit - A group of people sitting at a table - Academic conference

Florida Keys hosts climate summit

It’s Tuesday afternoon and the Casa Marina Resort is buzzing with more than the usual tourist activity. A man wearing a tie-dyed shirt and...
The real story of Zieg and Senmartin – Situation between warring councilmen escalates to arrests for theft and charges of ethics violation; plus a timeline of events - A large lawn in front of a house - Marathon

War between Marathon councilmen escalates to arrests for theft, ethics violations

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the charges against Zieg and Clavier. They have been charged with a second-degree misdemeanor...
Meads to focus on her role with water district - A group of people sitting at a table - Brixton tube station

Meads resigns from Islamorada council

Islamorada Councilwoman Cheryl Meads is stepping away from the dais to invest her full time as a member of the South Florida Water Management...
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office donates $100K to college - A group of people standing in front of a sign - Banner

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office donates $100K to college

Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay presented College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra with a check for $100,000 Thursday. The money came from drug-related...
A close up of a sign - Politics

Election WILL take place Tuesday

Monroe County’s Presidential Preference Primary election WILL take place as scheduled on Tuesday, March 17, according to Supervisor of Elections Joyce Griffin, who said...

First Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Case in Monroe County

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) received the first presumptive positive lab report of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) in a 72-year-old female...