VESSEL GROUNDINGS DISLODGE ROUGHLY 175 CORALS IN THE UPPER KEYS
NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary recently rescued nearly 200 coral fragments dislodged by a pair of vessel groundings at Cheeca Rocks and Cannons...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: KEY WEST’S SECOND HANDS OFF PROTEST DRAWS HUNDREDS
Key Westers on April 19 once again joined the nationwide series of Hands Off protests and packed the 1300 block of White Street to...
KEYS SHERIFF: BEWARE OF E-Z/SUNPASS TEXT SCAM
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass...
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...
KEYS HISTORY: OUTSIDE KEY WEST, TAVERNIER HAS THE MOST HISTORICAL STRUCTURES
Tavernier is a small community found on the southern tip of Key Largo. It was not the first to develop along this neck of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
