Tag: Monroe County
Health department provides free nasal swabs in drive-up style
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...
Primary Election: Florida Keys Winners and Runoffs
Other Races that will be decided in November:
Monroe County Commission, Dist. 1:
Craig Cates (R)** vs. Annalise Mannix (D)
Monroe County Commission,...
Mosquito chairman explains GMM position
On Aug. 18, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) Board of Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to approve a trial using Oxitec’s second...
School starts tomorrow
The Monroe County School District will launch virtual school on Wednesday, Aug. 19. About 8,000 students and 1,000 teachers and staff will be fully...
CAMPAIGNING DURING CORONAVIRUS
The coronavirus pandemic set political campaigning techniques back about 20 years or so.
“It’s back to the old school techniques when you didn’t have all...
Drive-Thru Mass COVID-19 Testing Event August 13 at Founders Park
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County, in partnership with Monroe County BOCC and Islamorada, Village of Islands, will be hosting a free...
The pros and cons of different COVID-19 tests
Is speed of the essence? Do you need to know if you’ve already had the coronavirus?
Testing for COVID-19 has been rapidly evolving since the...
KEYS SCHOOLS GO VIRTUAL. AGAIN.
By Sara Matthis and Mandy Miles
Monroe County students will not return to physical classrooms for at least the first four weeks of school, and...
Marathon council closes 2 out of 3 boat ramps for mini season
The Marathon City Council voted 3-2 to close both the Quay boat ramp and Harbor Drive boat ramp in Marathon from Tuesday to Thursday,...
Concealed weapon permits increase in the Keys
Figures released this month by the state of Florida show that concealed weapon permits are on the rise in the Florida Keys.
“The numbers of...
