CORAL SHORES JUNIOR SWIMMER PLACES TOP 5 IN SWIM TO LIGHTHOUSE
Swimmers from all over visited Islamorada on Sept. 11 for a swim to Alligator Lighthouse and back. Near the top of the finishing list was a 16-year-old...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY ANNOUNCES CLASS XXIX
Leadership Monroe County, the premier educational non-profit community leadership organization, announces its twenty-ninth year of programs with the selection of Class XXIX.
The LMC program is aimed at...
MORE REVENUE & SPENDING WITHIN ISLAMORADA BUDGET
Raises for staff and law enforcement, as well as a new derelict vessel removal program and a strategic plan, are among the items accounting for increased spending...
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...
HURRICANES HANDLE PALM GLADES IN HOME OPENER
The Coral Shores Hurricanes football team put on a scoring display in its first home game of the season against Palm Glades Prep Academy Eagles on Sept....
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...
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...
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...
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...
