FLORIDA KEYS SHERIFF USES DRUG MONEY TO BUY NEW SAFETY GEAR
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay recently made it easier for his deputies to serve, protect and save lives in more ways than one.
Ramsay spent...
Marathon Council focuses on dollars and cents
Executives from Baptist Health South Florida showed up in force at the Marathon Council meeting on April 13. The new CEO of Fishermen’s Community...
NO GMO RELEASES — YET. TRIAL WILL START IN SIX LOCATIONS.
The Keys Weekly Newspapers checked in with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) to ask for an update on the Oxitec mosquito trial...
Coral Shores grad overcomes hurdles, works to support community in time of need
Going from high school to the real world can carry a host of challenges, but it tends to also see triumphs. In the Upper...
VACCINATION UPDATE — WHO’S ELIGIBLE AND WHERE TO GET THE SHOTS
As the supply of vaccines increases, the state continues to modify who is eligible for the shots.
Currently, that includes persons 65 and older; K-12...
BREAKING NEWS: STATE EDUCATION CHIEF ORDERS KEYS SCHOOLS TO OFFER FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The state’s top education official has ordered Florida Keys schools to offer full-time, face-to-face instruction for all students by the end of the month...
HOUSE CALLS: CONCIERGE DOCTOR STARTS PRACTICE IN MIDDLE KEYS
He’s a concierge doctor. Most think that means a fancy doctor with an exclusive clientele. But Dr. Greg Keifer understands and practices it differently.
“I...
MORE VACCINES ROLL INTO KEYS
COVID-19 vaccines are trickling into Monroe County, as Publix pharmacies in Islamorada and Key West prepare to administer another round to residents this week.
A...
Help Keys kids smile bigger: get mobile dental clinic across funding finish line
For more than a year, the Waypoint Foundation of Key Largo has been singularly focused on procuring a mobile dental clinic for the Florida...
A look at the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines
For Monroe County, the vaccine is Moderna. As of Jan. 18, almost 4,000 have been vaccinated, but only about 400 of those have had...
