ENVIRONMENT & PROPERTY INSURANCE AMONG ISLAMORADA’S PRIORITIES FOR STATE LAWMAKERS IN 2025
The Islamorada Village Council hosted a workshop to go over legislative priorities for an upcoming 2025 state session in Tallahassee. Held June 11, the gathering served to...
UPPER KEYS FAMILIES SHARE SPECIAL DAD MEMORIES AHEAD OF FATHER’S DAY
From the car troubles to the extra elbow grease, dads are there in a time of need. They’re dedicated and take the time to show their kids...
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER KATHY CAPUTO RETIRES FOLLOWING 47-YEAR CAREER AT KEY LARGO SCHOOL
Nearly five decades ago, Katherine Caputo began her career as a kindergarten teacher at Key Largo School. Caputo has been a cornerstone of the KLS community since...
KEYS COMMUNITY COMES TO THE AID OF INJURED KEYS DEPUTY WITH A JUNE 23...
More than three weeks have passed since Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy Julian Garcia was discharged from the hospital — his life forever changed when, police say, a...
COUPLE WITH A KEYS CONNECTION KICKSTARTS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys has a new scholarship to offer in the Upper Keys. The Earth Conservation and Sustainability scholarship, made possible by the...
KEYS CORAL RESTORATION GROUP GETS ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ DONATION FROM FORMER NFL TEAM CO-OWNER
At the end of March, Mike Goldberg, co-founder of I.CARE and owner of Key Dives, got a call “out of the blue” from someone who’d seen him...
JEREMY MACAULEY FOUND GUILTY IN RETRIAL OF 2015 DOUBLE MURDER IN TAVERNIER
Jeremy Ward Macauley has a new set of guilty verdicts for a 2015 double murder in Tavernier that revolved around the large haul of cocaine he found...
COAST GUARD RESCUES DRIFTING FREEDIVERS OFF ISLAMORADA
A Coast Guard Station Islamorada boat crew rescued two men on May 16 after they drifted away from their vessel while diving near Tennessee Reef.
Coast Guard Sector...
STATE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SHOOTS DOWN ORDINANCE FOR TAVERNIER PUBLIX PROJECT
The Florida Department of Commerce rejected an ordinance Monroe County commissioners approved via 4-1 vote in February for a proposed Tavernier Key Commercial Overlay District (TKCOD), which...
SEWER LINE BREAK DIVERTS TRAFFIC IN TAVERNIER
Another year and another sewer line break has occurred in Tavernier.
An alert by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office went out just after 5 p.m. on May 13...
