Keys get funding; Key West cruise ship vote overturned
Legislative session in Tallahassee yielded millions of dollars for vital programs and projects in the Florida Keys. It also saw insertion of language to overturn a Key...
COUNTY UPDATING PLAN FOR FIXING CANALS
Monroe County is seeking public comment on its plan for managing the quality of canals in the Keys. But time is running out.
At the April 21 Board...
KEYS SCHOOL BOARD QUESTIONS AFFORDABILITY OF EMPLOYEE HOUSING
School officials are still planning to build 20 units of employee housing next to Sugarloaf School, but pumped the brakes during an April 27 update, demanding more...
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATING RACISM ALLEGATIONS
School district officials acted quickly on Friday to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent Theresa...
BREAKING NEWS: LOCAL TEEN ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUN ON SCHOOL BUS
Key West Police Department reported the following about an incident that occurred Wednesday morning:
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Key West Police received information about a teen who...
DEMAND FOR VACCINE IS DROPPING IN THE KEYS
Two. That’s the new number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state Department of Health in Monroe County on May 18. And as the county’s cases fall,...
COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERS IN 2 DEPT, PLUS POSITIVE PANDEMIC NEWS
Wednesday's BOCC meeting ground to a good-natured halt during an emotional presentation for the retirement of long-time Fire Rescue Chief James "Jim" Callahan. At the gathering, he...
KEYS 100: RUNNERS TACKLE 50- & 100-MILE RACE THROUGH FLORIDA KEYS
If you heard the “Chariots of Fire” theme song running through your head this past weekend, it was because a group of committed and elite runners decided...
COUNTY FOCUSES ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROBLEM
At a recent workshop, the county commissioners had a real conundrum on their hands. Polls say that residents want to stem development in the Florida Keys, and...
FWC seeks public’s assistance in tarpon killing
Investigators with Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation are seeking the public’s help in identifying three males who reportedly removed and killed a tarpon.
A photo obtained by FWC...
