CHRIS MASSICOTTE RUNS FOR COUNTY COMMISSION AGAINST JIM SCHOLL
There’s some new competition for a seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners (BOCC).
Chris Massicotte, a Democrat with a background in accounting and political campaign advertising,...
NEW AUDIT RIPS NEWMANPR & TDC; STATE ATTORNEY STILL INVESTIGATING
In 2023, Monroe County’s public relations agency of record, NewmanPR, collected more than $1.9 million from Monroe County. That total comes from an annual fee of $733,688,...
TORNADO MOVES ACROSS CUDJOE KEY ON SUNDAY, LEAVING DAMAGED HOMES
A tornado damaged a home on Cudjoe Key on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. CONTRIBUTED
TDC BOARD STICKS UP FOR AGENCY’S DIRECTOR AFTER ANOTHER SCATHING AUDIT
After the Monroe County Clerk’s Office rained criticism down on the financial practices of the Florida Keys’ tourism marketing agency – the Tourist Development Council (TDC) –...
NEW COUNTY AUDIT SAYS TDC INCREASED ADVERTISING BUDGET TO $36M WITH NO EXPLANATION
The Monroe County Clerk's Office dropped a third audit of the Florida Keys' multimillion-dollar tourism marketing agency on Wednesday, this time reviewing the advertising services outsourced to...
COMMUNITY MEETING SET FOR BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK
Upgrades could be on the way to a field that serves as the home to Coral Shores Hurricanes baseball. That's if the Monroe County School District and...
ABORTION RIGHTS GROUP GETS ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR A FLORIDA BALLOT AMENDMENT
Florida voters could have the chance on Nov. 5 to protect a woman’s right to have an abortion by approving a change, or amendment, to the state...
FLORIDA GOVERNOR VETOES BILL BANNING MINORS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would ban minors from accessing certain social media platforms. The announcement came on March 1 as the governor said...
BIKERS START FIGHT ON BIG PINE KEY AFTER SEEING A RIVAL GANG SHIRT, SHERIFF...
Four Florida Keys men were arrested on Saturday, March 2 after a fight on Big Pine Key that started over a T-shirt, according to the Monroe County...
DeSANTIS SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TO THE KEYS FOR POTENTIAL HAITIAN MIGRANT ARRIVALS
Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering additional state assets to the Florida Keys and Florida’s southern waters in anticipation of a potential influx of illegal immigrants from Haiti,...
