Tag: Monroe County

SCHOOL BOARD SURPRISED BY BILL THAT COULD AFFECT BUDGET BY MILLIONS

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A bill currently steamrolling through the Florida legislative session, if passed, could have serious consequences for the annual budget of the Monroe County School District. The bill came...

COUNTY WRESTLES WITH $3M IN UNUSED VACATION TIME

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At the Jan. 21 county commissioner meeting, the board members were presented with a quandary. Of some 579 Monroe County employees, many have not been able to...

RASCHEIN & PEIXOTO RUNNING FOR COMMISSIONER FORSTER’S SEAT

Upper Keys residents Holly Raschein and Jose Peixoto have both filed to run for County Commissioner, District 5, and serve the remainder of Commissioner Mike Forster’s term.  When...

COVID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE KEYS DECREASE

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As the highly contagious Omicron variant makes positive COVID tests the rule rather than the exception, experts point to hospitalizations rather than case counts as the most...

MONROE COUNTY MOVES TO SETTLE $26.5 BILLION OPIOID LAWSUIT

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Monroe County has moved to settle its part in a nationwide class-action lawsuit against distributors and a manufacturer of opioid pain pills. According to the December 2021...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: COUNTY LEADER LOOKS BACK ON 2021 & FORWARD TO 2022

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2021 was a challenging year. With all the tribulations Monroe County has endured, our commissioners and staff have continued the forward press to enhance our citizens’, business...

KEYS HISTORY: NOVELIST DETAILS BLACK CAESAR SECRETS

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A story republished in “The Jackson Standard” on April 22, 1858 is one of the oldest on record that addresses a pirate named Black Caesar, who ruled...

ALMOST $1 MILLION IN TECH UPGRADES COMING TO MONROE COUNTY LIBRARIES

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The Monroe County Public Library system was recently awarded a record-breaking American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant for $975,469. This is the greatest amount awarded to a...

OMICRON & LACK OF COVID VACCINES FOR KIDS IN KEYS DISCUSSED AT BOCC

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At the Dec. 8 Board of County Commissioners meeting, the emergency management department’s director, Shannon Weiner, said that only a limited number of COVID vaccines for children...

STATE REP. JIM MOONEY SEEKS $20M ANNUAL ALLOCATION FOR STEWARDSHIP ACT

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Less than a month remains before a 60-day session of policy and funding discussions in Tallahassee begins. Coming off his first year in office, state Rep. Jim...

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