CLASHES CONTINUE IN KCB AS CITY GRAPPLES WITH REFERENDUM, POLICE UNION & FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
Key Colony Beach has yet to see resolution to three hot-button issues facing the city, with a petition for a City Hall referendum, police unionization and dual...
TURTLE HOSPITAL THANKS COASTIES IN ANNUAL APPRECIATION DAY
Marathon’s Turtle Hospital paid tribute to one of the Florida Keys’ most crucial animal rescue partnerships, inviting the men and women from all Keys U.S. Coast Guard...
KEY COLONY BEACH FACES DUAL FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
At its July 20 city commission meeting, Key Colony Beach elected in a split vote to move forward with a new city hall building.
But the old hall...
CHARTER COUNTY CONVERSATIONS HIGHLIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING NEEDS
Discussions among Monroe County officials over a potential transition to a charter county continued at a June 21 board of county commissioners meeting in Key Largo. Officials...
MONROE COUNTY’S JULY 3 CELEBRATION IN BIG PINE TO FEATURE WORLD RECORD KEY LIME...
Florida Keys visitors and residents can commemorate the island chain’s bicentennial Monday, July 3, during a “Florida Keys 200” event showcasing the creation of the world’s largest...
IN PICTURES: MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION HOSTS 200TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ON OLD SEVENI
A picture-perfect sunset over glassy waters greeted partygoers at Monroe County’s 200th anniversary celebration on May 19 at the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge.
Marathon High School’s culinary...
KEY COLONY BEACH POLICE TO UNIONIZE AFTER ROCKY START
The Key Colony Beach Police Department will become the last municipal police force in the Keys to unionize after more than 60 years, following tensions early on...
STATE AGENCY ISSUES ‘WARNING LETTER’ TO FKAA OVER PIPELINE CONDITIONS
A state agency tasked with protecting Florida’s water resources recently issued a “warning letter” to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority over its deteriorating water system.
Possible violations were...
SATURDAY EVENT IN MARATHON TO HONOR LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY’S 2023 GRADUATES
A public celebration event on Saturday, April 29, is to honor the 30th graduating class of Leadership Monroe County.
The event, to be staged at Oceanfront Park in...
DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida...
