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NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION CENTER OPENS IN KEY LARGO

World Ocean Day was a bit more meaningful in Key Largo on June 7, as Reef Environment Education Foundation unveiled a state-of-the-art Ocean Exploration...
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FLORIDA KEYS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FLIPS THE SWITCH ON A NEW FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK

A new contract between the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative and the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 349 provided a modest wage increase in...
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TRAFFIC STOP IN KEY LARGO LEADS TO GUN AND DRUG CHARGES AMONG FOUR MEN

Four men were arrested following a June 7 traffic stop on U.S. 1 in which two handguns — one of them reported stolen —...
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KEYS LEGACY LIVES ON: FRIENDSHIP PARK PLAQUE HONORS THE-LATE ENOS MITCHELL

Recognized as “the man who helped build Key Largo,” and the first person of color to be fire chief in the community, Enos Mitchell’s...
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UPPER KEYS BPW DOLES OUT SCHOLARSHIPS, GIVES $10,000 TO DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTER

More than 50 Upper Keys Business and Professional Women (BPW) members and guests gathered at the Crooked Palm Cabana in Tavernier on May 21...
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CASTAWAYS TAKE A BITE OUT OF CANCER WITH 2025 ‘BIGGER BOAT TOUR’

Starting on June 7, a group of kayakers, runners and bikers will paddle and pound the pavement through the entire Florida Keys – and...
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COMMISSIONERS KILL PROPOSAL TO ASSESS TWIN LAKES PROPERTY OWNERS OVER CONSTRUCTION COST SHORTFALL

A shortfall in construction costs for the Twin Lakes road elevation and drainage project won’t be thrown onto the 100-plus property owners in the...
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STOPS ON THE WATER UNDER THE ‘BOATER FREEDOM...

Random stops on the water will become less frequent this summer, courtesy of the Boater Freedom Act recently greenlit by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis....
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COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS PRESIDENT OFFERS MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE SALUTING THE-LATE FRANK TOPPINO

Editor’s note: The following is a Memorial Day message from College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra As we prepare to usher in the...
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CORAL SHORES STUDENT THE FIRST IN MONROE COUNTY TO WIN SILVER KNIGHTS AWARD 

A decades-old awards program that recognizes the achievements of South Florida high school seniors in and out of the classroom included Monroe County students...

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