KEYS HISTORY: SALVAGE ACT OF 1823 BRINGS ORDER TO LAWLESS INDUSTRY SEEN IN THE...

I started a Facebook page the day before Christmas Eve and decided to call it Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli. Fifteen years of...

FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: FISH FRY BENEFITS SCHOOL’S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, D.C

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.”  How about this weather, huh? I know you locals break out the snow suits...

CORAL SHORES MATH TEACHER GETS SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Coral Shores High School’s Zachary Owens was recently named Monroe County School District Teacher of the Year. Owens not only teaches various math classes,...
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FROM THE FAMOUS FOX: HOW TO HELP STOP USE OF FUR

Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.”  We had quite the week last week in the world of fashion. Two major...
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STUDENTS EARN $34,000 FOR COMPLETING DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMS

The first half of the school year proved profitable for Monroe County School District Information Technology students. MCSD students earned over $34,000 in cash...
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GRIDIRON GALS: FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO KEY WEST

It was a woman’s world in Key West last week, as the annual International Women’s Flag Football Association held its annual Kelly McGills Classic...
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STATE ESSAY CONTEST FEATURES AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO FLORIDA’S HISTORY

First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the theme for this year’s Black History Month contests will be Celebrating African-American Contributions to Florida’s History. “Black History Month...
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KEYS HISTORY: AFRICAN BAHAMIAN PRIVATEER & GROCER THOMAS ROMER LIVED TO BE 108

In a letter written dated March 3, 1935, poet Robert Frost wrote: “The oldest person I could find in the Key West grave yard...

TAKE ME HOME: MEET MARCELLA, A KITTY WITH A HEARTBREAKING STORY

Marcella is a two-year-old female domestic long hair tabby. She was rescued from behind the Key Largo Kmart at three months old with her...

GOLF’S NEXT GENERATION LIVES IN KEY WEST

Key West local Adley Kirk has qualified for the Under Armour Junior Tour National Championship golf tournament Feb. 18-21 at Saddlebrook Golf Club in...