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ON BLEACH WATCH: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO MONITOR CORALS AMID ANOTHER HOT SEASON

Sea surface temperatures are on the rise again in the Florida Keys. Summertime is when local coral reefs may begin to show signs of...
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SCHOOL DISTRICT & TEACHERS UNION REACH TENTATIVE DEAL FOR 2024 THROUGH 2026

The United Teachers of Monroe (UTM) and the Monroe County School District (MCSD) began contract negotiations for the upcoming school year in February to...
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A SCENIC TREK INTO THE FLORIDA KEYS: KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN SIGNUPS ARE UNDERWAY

With June 5 marking Global Running Day, runners and walkers mapping out their next races can sign up for the annual First State Bank...
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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...
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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...
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A CORAL SHORES TRADITION: SENIORS TOSS CAPS AT ISLAMORADA SANDBAR

Soon-to-be Coral Shores High School graduates gathered at the Islamorada Sandbar on May 11 and tossed their caps into the air as a drone...
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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....
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ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES PURCHASE OF CHURCH PROPERTY FOR $3.9 MILLION

A piece of historic property in Islamorada will switch owners from a local church to the village. Despite price concerns and questions over the village’s...
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NAME RELEASED IN FATAL TAVERNIER BOAT CRASH

Monroe County detectives and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation officers were called to Tavernier’s Old Settlers Park the morning of May 6 after a...
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KEYSWIDE BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR MAY 9 IN HONOR OF INJURED DEPUTY

Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Julian Garcia has undergone multiple surgeries since a traffic stop in Islamorada one month ago nearly cost him his life. “I...