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FOUR AIRLIFTED AFTER BOAT STRIKES SEVEN MILE BRIDGE

Four young adults from the Middle Keys were airlifted to Miami after a boat they were in struck the Seven Mile Bridge in the...
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ROGO BILLS HIT ROADBLOCKS IN TALLAHASSEE

By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy Four bills that could have provided hundreds or thousands of new building rights to the Florida Keys at the...
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SUMMER CAMP OPTIONS APLENTY AWAIT MIDDLE KEYS KIDS

Summer in an island chain means opportunities for youngsters that can’t be found anywhere else. When school lets out in the Florida Keys, it’s...
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REHABBED GREEN TURTLE ‘ADDIE’ MAKES IT HOME FOR EARTH DAY

The warm waters off the Florida Keys provided the perfect welcome home for a rehabilitated sea turtle this Earth Day. Hundreds of spectators erupted...
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PERFECT 800: MARATHON SOPHOMORE CADEN PITCHER ACES SAT MATH

Marathon High School sophomore Caden Pitcher has achieved a remarkable academic milestone by earning a perfect score of 800 on the math section of...
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BIG PINE KEY MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN DEADLY OVERDOSE CASE

On March 27, a Monroe County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Louis W. VanDeGejuchte II, 47, with first-degree murder in connection with the...
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HOMELESS RESIDENTS WONDER WHAT’S NEXT AFTER 20TH STREET CLEAROUT; CITY WAS OFFERED HELP WITH...

Following an order from the Florida Department of Transportation, the legal owner of the road and right-of-way used for years as a central encampment...

7 MILE BRIDGE RUNNERS: LAST CHANCE FOR REGISTRATION IS JAN. 28

As this paper hit newsstands in the Middle Keys, dozens of local runners were waking to their alarms for locals-only registration in the 2025...
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BAR HOPPING: OVERSEAS STAFF WALKS OUT, HEADS TO REIMAGINED ALE HOUSE

It may be the busiest week of the year, but patrons of two regular Middle Keys watering holes might find themselves doing a double-take...
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A YEAR OF NEWS IN THE MIDDLE KEYS AS TOLD BY THE BIGGEST HEADLINES

We firmly believe that local news should come from local sources – the people who live and breathe these stories in real time with...

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