THREE BIG PINE WINN DIXIE EMPLOYEES ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED PETIT THEFT
Three Big Pine Key Winn-Dixie employees were arrested on July 30 for allegedly stealing from the business.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Gwendolyn Luvenia...
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MULL SPENDING PLAN; LUNCH PRICES WILL INCREASE
More spending is proposed for the Monroe County School District heading into the 2025-26 year.
Last year’s proposed local school tax levy for the county...
EYESORES OUT OF THE BLUE: NEARLY 250 DERELICT VESSELS REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS...
Monroe County Marine Resources reached a historic milestone in the removal of derelict vessels with 248 derelict vessels hauled out of the Florida Keys...
THIS WEEKEND: SUPPORT LOCAL VETS’ TRIP TO D.C. AT SOUTHERNMOST HONOR FLIGHT KICK-OFF EVENT
Some of Monroe County’s oldest and most revered World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War heroes will soon get the trip of a...
STOCK ISLAND MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING JULY 20 STABBING INCIDENT
A 25-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Wednesday following a reported stabbing that occurred on July 20.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Jorge Luis...
MONROE COUNTY TO WRITE ITS OWN FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE
Unincorporated Monroe County will move forward with a law of its own to govern the operation of food trucks, according to a unanimous vote...
CONCH DISCONNECT: RIDESHARE SERVICE WILL CEASE IN THE LOWER KEYS NEXT MONTH
A rideshare service providing passengers with door-to-door transportation for $2 in the Lower Keys will soon go away.
Monroe County’s Freebee “Conch Connect” transportation service...
BIG PINE KEY MAN GETS PRISON SENTENCE IN CHILD EXPLOITATION CASES
State Attorney Dennis Ward announced on July 3 that Alexander Louis Morris, 28, of Big Pine Key, was sentenced to six years in a...
FLORIDA KEYS GET UP TO 900 NEW BUILDING RIGHTS WITH SIGNING OF SENATE BILL...
The Florida Keys have the go-ahead for up to 900 new building rights throughout the island chain, following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on Senate...
LEGISLATURE’S BUDGET HAS $40-PLUS MILLION FOR THE KEYS; SPENDING PLAN AWAITS GOVERNOR’S PEN
Legislators in the Florida House and Senate ultimately overcame tax cut disagreements — which pushed session from 60 to 105 days — to approve...


















