Firefighters battling brush fire on Big Pine Key plan tactical burnout this afternoon
Firefighters responding to the ongoing wildfire on Big Pine Key plan to conduct tactical burnout operations beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. today along the...
Tax collector consolidates services at Truman Avenue government center
Don’t go to Searstown to renew your driver’s license after Friday, Aug, 7. Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele announced on Aug. 3 that efforts...
More drugs wash ashore in the Florida Keys
Packages of suspected drugs keep arriving to the shore of the Florida Keys. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, a package containing suspected...
Boat ramp on Blimp Road opens ahead of lobster mini-season
Monroe County has reopened the public boat ramp located on the bayside at the end of Blimp Road on Cudjoe Key (Mile Marker 21.2)...
County wants federal wildlife to strengthen Key deer monitoring
Monroe County Commissioners recently approved a resolution requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service direct additional funding to the National Key Deer Refuge to...
Hospital board moves to find next operator of Lower Keys Medical Center
The Lower Florida Keys Hospital District Board last week approved a request for proposals (RFP) for the next long-term lease of Lower Keys Medical...
College working with agencies to remove Key deer from Big Pine Key property
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are actively collaborating to safely remove...
Lower Keys Medical Center elects leaders
Lower Keys Medical Center held its annual medical staff leadership election, selecting Dr. Lawrence W. Blass, a general surgeon, as president/chief of staff. The...
POP INTO THE NEW POP-UP RESALE SHOP AT POCO PELO CHIC
Brand new and barely used designer clothing for about half the retail price? High-end handbags, Lily Pulitzer tropical prints, statement hats, must-have sunglasses, sky-high...
FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY MOURNS DIVER LOST TO BOAT STRIKE
State authorities continue to investigate a boat strike that claimed the life of a Florida Keys diver on May 8 near Little Palm Island...
