ISLAMORADA CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COUNCIL PAY BUMP

Islamorada’s seven-person Charter Review Committee is in favor of a ballot initiative to bump council members’ pay. Since the early 2000s, village council members have...

DOLPHIN LIFE SECURES SIX NEW RESCUES, NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Dolphin Life recently celebrated a milestone — or six, rather — following the successful rehoming of bottlenose dolphins Onyx, Zo, Ripley, Aries, Skye and...

DEPUTIES ARREST THREE AFTER WOMAN REMOVES UNDERWEAR, MEN BECOME BELLIGERENT AT RESORT

Three unpaying guests at a Key Largo Resort were arrested during the early morning of March 7 after they reportedly caused a scene. Monroe County...

GUIDES ASSOCIATION HOSTS KIDS FISHING EXPO MARCH 15 AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK 

The Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association’s fifth annual Kids Fishing Expo is set for Sunday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at...

FKEC UTILIZES HELICOPTER FOR TRANSMISSION LINE INSPECTION IN MIDDLE, UPPER KEYS

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative is conducting its annual helicopter-based inspections and maintenance along U.S. 1. The inspected started the week of March 2, ...

VILLAGE, SCHOOL BOARD STILL NEGOTIATING OVER BASEBALL FIELD UPGRADES AT FOUNDERS PARK

Negotiations continue over a multimillion-dollar project by the Monroe County School District to upgrade the baseball field at Islamorada’s Founders Park.   Both sides are continuing...

ISLAMORADA CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STAGGERED, THREE-YEAR TERMS

A seven-person Islamorada Charter Review Committee is recommending the council send a ballot initiative to voters asking whether they support staggering terms and slightly...

FLORIDA KEYS BREWING CO, MOOSE LODGE HOST BACON, BEER & SEAFOOD FEST THIS SUNDAY

Florida Keys Brewing Co. and the Islamorada Moose Lodge are partnering to bring a day filled with local brews, tasty bacon and fresh, delicious...

‘COLD-STUNNED’ SEA TURTLE RELEASED TO SEA AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK

A green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital after being rescued Feb. 3 suffering from cold stunning, was released Feb. 19...

FWC: BOAT HIT SUBMERGED PILING OFF TAVERNIER BEFORE EJECTING FOUR

Four people were thrown from a boat after it struck a submerged piling off Tavernier during the late afternoon on Feb. 20, Florida Fish...