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UNOCCUPIED MARATHON RESIDENCE CATCHES FIRE

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a structure fire on the 2500 block of Yellowtail Drive in Marathon at approximately 4:40 a.m. on...
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PLANTATION TEEN DIES FOLLOWING A DIVE IN THE MIDDLE FLORIDA KEYS

 A 17-year-old Plantation male died on Sept. 13 following a dive on a hookah rig on the oceanside off Grassy Key in the Middle...
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COUNTY COMMISSION REJECTS GIVING FDOT AUTHORITY TO POTENTIALLY FOUR-LANE SEGMENTS OF U.S. 1

Monroe County commissioners unanimously rejected a draft proposal to give the Florida Department of Transportation authority to potentially enlarge segments of U.S. 1 to...
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KEY COLONY COMMISSION SETTLES ON FINAL CITY HALL DESIGN

A new city hall design in Key Colony Beach is ready for contractors’ bids, following two meetings and approval by the city commission last...
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NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: BRANDI CARD

No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community...
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KEYS MAN REPORTEDLY ROBBED LOBSTER TRAPS THE NIGHT BEFORE REGULAR SEASON

A 40-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday night — just hours before the start of commercial and regular lobster season — for allegedly robbing...
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KEYS REEFS ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR ‘DESTINATION DIVE’ ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Television’s “Destination Dive” returns for its fourth season with all-new episodes airing on Discovery Channel, Discovery+ and Discovery GO every Sunday from Aug. 10...
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TWO MEN DIE IN SEPARATE SNORKELING INCIDENTS DURING FLORIDA KEYS LOBSTER MINI-SEASON

An 82-year-old Palm City man died Wednesday after he was found unresponsive in gulf waters approximately 5 miles off Mile Marker 60. The Monroe County...
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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...
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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...

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