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CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL AND FIRST RESPONDERS COMMEMORATE 9/11

While the courtyard at Coral Shores High School was surrounded by 2,977 small American flags, the students and staff stood silently in honor of...
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ISLAMORADA TASK FORCE WEIGHS IN ON FOUNDERS BALLFIELD PROJECT

New site plan renderings show what $6.1 million in upgrades could do for the Founders Park ballfield, home to the Coral Shores High School...

SOME 55 POUNDS OF COCAINE FOUND NEAR ISLAMORADA MARINA

Several bricks of suspected cocaine were discovered not far from a popular joint in Islamorada on Aug. 16. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office,...
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ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER WHO RODE OUT HURRICANE DONNA GETS SPECIAL BURIAL AT SEA 

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel departed from Station Islamorada on the afternoon of June 20. There were no emergencies or rescues; rather, a special...
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DAVIE MEN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSING MORE THAN 50 LOBSTERS OUT OF SEASON IN ISLAMORADA

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the arrests of three Broward County men who reportedly harvested a large number of lobsters outside the...
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CUBAN CURRENCY, LOADED GUN AMONG ITEMS FOUND IN A WASHED UP BAG AT A...

From trash to cocaine bricks, the shores of the Florida Keys can bring some interesting discoveries for residents and visitors. On Aug. 4, one person...
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ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN’S PUSH TO OPPOSE ‘ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ’ FAILS TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM COLLEAGUES

Concerns over a migrant detention facility’s potential effect on the Everglades and Florida Bay led backcountry guide and councilman Steve Friedman to present a...
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GOING WITH THE FLOW: NEW WATER MAIN INSTALL IN ISLAMORADA IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

New drinking water pipes are going into the ground at a fast rate on Islamorada’s Plantation Key. Work is moving so efficiently along U.S. 1...
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IN PICTURES: STANLEY CUP GETS THE ULTIMATE FLORIDA KEYS EXPERIENCE

From the frozen ice to the hot and steamy Florida Keys: the Stanley Cup and general manager for the back-to-back champions in the Florida...

STATE ATTORNEY FINDS NO SUNSHINE VIOLATION IN FORMER ISLAMORADA MANAGER’S SEPARATION

No Sunshine Law violations were committed by village council members in relation to the resignation and subsequent, council-approved severance package with former manager Rob...