FLORIDA KEYS SCHOOLS NEED TO HIRE 120 TEACHERS
Staffing shortages represent a new pandemic, and those plaguing the Florida Keys aren’t limited to hotels, restaurants and private businesses.
Local governments, too, are struggling more than usual...
COUNTY STAFF HELPING RESIDENTS APPLY FOR FEMA GRANTS FOR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES
Floods. Storm surges. King tides. Living in paradise has a price that many Keys residents in low-lying areas know all too well: water coming into your house...
NEW PRINCIPALS TAKE HELM AT 2 KEYS HIGH SCHOOLS
Two of the Florida Keys’ three public high schools will have a new principal in the fall.
Chistina McPherson is leaving Key West High School for an administrative...
SCHOOL DISTRICT STILL WANTS HOUSING AT DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS
The school district has talked for 20 years about building workforce housing at its waterfront headquarters in Key West. They’ve created and then disbanded a task force...
County on track to remove 60 DERELICT vessels this year
Thirty-four derelict vessels have been removed from the waters off the Florida Keys since the start of 2021. Roughly 60 vessels that’ve been junked and abandoned will...
Pilot program virtually inspects golf carts for road use
MONROE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR IS FIRST IN FLORIDA TO BE APPROVED FOR PILOT PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL LOW SPEED VEHICLE INSPECTIONS FOR GOLF CART CONVERSIONS
Monroe County Tax Collector,...
BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST & POLICE PREVAIL IN LAWSUIT OVER CHILD’S ARREST
A federal judge this week ruled in favor of the city of Key West and three of its police officers in a lawsuit involving the arrest and...
KEY LARGO CONGESTION FOCUS OF BOCC: ‘OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNDER SIEGE’
At least 10 Key Largo residents unleashed a barrage of complaints at the June 16 Monroe County BOCC meeting about the day-tripper congestion problem in their neighborhood...
SEN. RODRIGUEZ TOURS THE KEYS WITH PROGRESS REPORT
Accompanied by her two young sons and an aide, Florida Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, made a whirlwind tour through the Middle Keys on June 15 to talk...
“IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION” – FLOODED RESIDENTS PRESSURE MONROE COUNTY
The Board of County Commissioners has voted to go after a pot of state grant money to pay for raising roads in Monroe County neighborhoods that face...
