Free drive-through COVID-19 testing at Founders Park allowed residents in the Islamorada and Upper Keys areas to get swabbed on Aug. 13. Staff from the Florida Health Department were stationed near the park’s beach where vehicles drove up, pulled down their masks and received a swab test. Residents remained in their cars as staff came to them for the free test. The mass testing event was hosted by the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County in partnership Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and village of Islamorada. 

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.