Tag: Monroe County
KEYS NEWSPAPER, CHAMBER TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUM OCT. 13
When the 14 candidates for local election gather on Tuesday, Oct. 13, it will be the 10th anniversary of the inaugural Keys Weekly Newspaper...
QUARANTINE PROJECT: MARATHON FAMILY TRANSFORMS THE OUTSIDE SPACE
With the cornhole boards, a Coconut Speedway for high-end radio-controlled cars, a man-sized wooden sculpture of a dolphin hugging a mermaid, a bench under...
NEVER FEAR, TEMPORARY BOAT PUMP-OUTS ARE HERE
At the September county commission meeting, officials announced several updates to the temporary mobile pump-out program, including much-needed service in the Upper Keys, Key...
Council mourns loss of Davis; joins challenge against Turkey Point
A noticeable void was felt without Islamorada’s vice mayor Ken Davis during the council's Sept. 17 virtual meeting, as several took a moment to...
Two years later: Rebuild Florida program has only touched two Irma-damaged homes
The Keys Weekly newspaper has identified two homes that are currently being rebuilt in Monroe County under the Rebuild Florida Housing Repair and Replacement...
Have you been counted? Now’s the time
“You’ve completed your census form, right?”
Barbara Overton is the state census chair for the League of Women Voters of Florida. She bounces between Miami...
Four COVID-19 deaths reported in Monroe County in last week
Three deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported to the Florida Health Department in Monroe County on Sept. 7, and one more on Sept. 9...
Marathon’s Cody Ward knows more about the law, gaming than you do
Cody Ward was hired by the City of Marathon soon after graduation from University of Florida’s law school. That was more than five years...
‘Unprecedented’: Florida Keys residential real estate sales jump 50% in July
At the beginning of June, Realtors in the Florida Keys were banking on something they called “pent up demand.” Sales were down that month...
MONROE COUNTY TO ACTIVATE EOC FOR LAURA STORM
Take down your patio umbrellas. Tropical Storm Laura is expected to arrive in or near the Florida Keys on Monday.
“The forecast track has it...
