KEY WEST CODE DIRECTOR RETIRES AFTER ATTORNEY’S TERMINATION; BUILDING CHIEF AWAITS HEARING
Key West elected officials on Thursday, April 24 terminated the employment contract of twice-indicted city attorney Ron Ramsingh without cause. The next day, Code...
SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDES $5,000 TO HELP BUY CLEANUP GEAR FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance has thanked Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and the sheriff’s office for a $5,000 donation to support the...
MONROE COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS GET PROMOTIONS
Two Monroe County employees were recently promoted to new positions.
On April 3, county commissioners confirmed Emily Schemper as new growth management director. She will...
MONROE COUNTY UPDATES REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD NESTING SEA TURTLES
To enhance protections for nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings, Monroe County has updated its lighting regulations to align with Florida’s model lighting ordinance...
MISS ISLAND QUEEN CONTESTANTS ARE ON A MISSION; DRAG PAGEANT RAISES MONEY FOR SAMUEL’S...
Six well-known local contestants are paired with six professional drag coaches as they create and embody an alter ego and compete for Miss Island...
ROGO BILLS HIT ROADBLOCKS IN TALLAHASSEE
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Four bills that could have provided hundreds or thousands of new building rights to the Florida Keys at the...
BILLS TARGETING TOURISM DOLLARS FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF CLEAR FLORIDA HOUSE
A pair of bills aiming to provide Floridians property tax relief by diverting tourism dollars were approved by the House on April 25.
Both House...
COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX, APARTMENT COMPLEX
A supermarket and workforce housing project in Tavernier took another step forward on April 28, as county commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a development...
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: PONY CHARVET AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
Pony Charvet’s grandfather was an animal trainer in a circus. His hippie parents named him “Pony” because they wanted him to run free, and...
CORAL SHORES STUDENTS WITNESS HARSH REALITIES DURING MOCK DUI CRASH
“Scary,” “moving” and “stressful” were the words Coral Shores High School sophomore Natalie Goodwin used as she left the school’s performing arts center. Goodwin...
