IN PICTURES: HURRICANES VOLLEYBALL TAKES TO COURT, FOOTBALL NEARS FIRST GAME
Coral Shores varsity volleyball players took to the court for the first time on Aug. 24 at home against LaSalle. On the football field, the ’Canes varsity...
LABOR DAY SERVICE GOES VIRTUAL
The Matecumbe Historical Trust will hold its annual Labor Day service in memory of the civilians and war veterans who lost their lives in the Hurricane of...
CANAL RESTORATION COSTS LIKELY TO EXCEED $300 MILLION
A long-term plan to improve water quality and reduce sediment buildup in 63 village canals could cost well over $300 million.
That’s according to a recent report that...
INAUGURAL MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP COMPETITION SET
Collect debris on land or sea and vie for more than $5,000 in cash prizes. An inaugural marine debris tournament in Islamorada is seeking teams eager to...
HEARTS HEAVY FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ICON’S PASSING
A community grieved on the morning of Sept. 6, as news spread of Mike Forster’s passing following a battle with COVID-19. On Facebook, a flood of posts...
LOCAL FRIENDS REMEMBER MIKE FORSTER
Born into a family of anglers, Mike came into the world with a fishing rod in hand on Oct. 21, 1960, in Portsmouth, VA, to Milton Forster...
FUNDRAISER SUPPORTS CRITICAL FIRE RESCUE TRAINING
An ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a recent surge in cases canceled the 8th annual Fall September barbecue event that supports critical classes for fire rescuers. A virtual...
MONROE COUNTY FIRE REMEMBER 9/11
Sept. 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,996 people and injured more than 6,000 others...
REEF’S REPORT: ‘SPAYGHETTI & NO BALLS’ GALA
Hello friends, Reef the fox here for another weekly edition of “Reef’s Report.”
My friends at MarrVelous Pet Rescue are gearing up for their 10th annual “Spayghetti and...
WHILE WE WERE DEBATING MASKING, A 1/4 BILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL BUDGET QUIETLY PASSED
The last school board meeting on Sept. 7 was almost four hours long, with three hours of it taken up with debating the finer points of whether...
