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SPORTS WRAP: KEYS RUNNERS FARE WELL AT SPANISH RIVER INVITE IN BOCA RATON

Keys runners representing four schools traveled to Boca Raton for the 40th annual Spanish River Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 16. Monroe County fared...
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SPORTS WRAP: CONCH FOOTBALL CONQUERS DADE CHRISTIAN

The Key West Conchs handily defeated the Dade Christian Crusaders at a home game on Sept. 16. The final score was 44-6, bringing the Conchs’...
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SPORTS & MORE: ALL IN FOR TUA

Tua! Tua!! Tua!!! I’m a believer. Put me on the bandwagon. Can you believe it? Down 35-14 at the start of the fourth quarter. No...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: CORAL SHORES’ SWIMMING SENSATION CORLEY SMITH

Corley Smith Coral Shores, seniorSwimming Coral Shores senior Corley Smith is already an outstanding swimmer. But she’s also on a constant quest for improvement. Last year,...
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KEY WEST IS SICK OF SEAWEED

Key West’s South Beach may once again be swimmable, without piles of seaweed, or sargassum, and the accompanying stench of its decay that poses...
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KEY WEST CANDIDATE ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR BATTERY

A “difficult family situation” escalated this week, when Kim Highsmith, a candidate for the Key West city commission, and her 18-year-old stepson, Thomas, both...
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CONCH BASEBALL COACH FINDS THE SWEET SPOT

Conch baseball coach Ralph Henriquez knows all about the sweet spot — on a baseball bat.  He and his wife DeeDee Henriquez, who was our...
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MEET ALEX VEGA: RETIRED FIRE CAPTAIN FANS FLAMES OF HISTORY

Alex Vega loves history. So much so that in 1992, when the City of Key West wanted to demolish and redevelop the 135-year-old firehouse...
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HUMOR: TOP 10 WORST NAMES FOR A HURRICANE

As we anxiously approach the last leg of hurricane season, let’s begin this Top 10 segment by collectively knocking on wood. Thankfully, it appears...
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SHERIFF PROMOTES 3 TO LOWER KEYS LEADERSHIP

Sheriff Rick Ramsay promoted three members to command staff positions in the Lower Keys this week. Lt. David Smith was promoted to the rank of...

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