Monroe County, FL

If two dogs lock themselves in a car, could they get out?

In the Florida Keys, you can't go inland to get away from rising seas. So the adaptation strategy is to elevate. And the Army Corps of Engineers' coastal flood plan for the Keys calls for elevation, not buyouts — because property in the island chain is so valuable that it's cheaper to raise homes than to purchase them.

A strategic plan is in the works for the Monroe County School District. Recruiting and retaining a workforce, as well as maintaining a safe environment on school grounds, were among the items discussed during a May 10 school board gathering at Coral Shores High School. Elisa Levy, strategic planning consultant,...

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A Florida City woman has been arrested on a child neglect charge and was cited for numerous violations, including speeding, careless driving, having a child not belted properly in a child seat, driving at night with a learner’s permit, as well as other license violations.

The Take Stock in Children program of Monroe County will send 58 graduating seniors into the world of college and careers with scholarships later this month. The TSIC Class of 2022 represents 10% of the entire Class of 2022 graduating from Monroe County schools. The TSIC scholars are leaving high school with a collective average GPA of 3.661, which is 10% higher than the average GPA of the overall district’s class of 2022.

High school and college students have a lot of choices this summer when it comes to rewarding, challenging and lucrative employment in the Upper Keys. The labor shortage/housing crisis is making for a hotter than ever summer job market. “Up and down the Keys I think all of us in...

The Monroe County Commission on Wednesday agreed to move forward with swapping the county-owned Higgs Beach park for the City of Key West-owned Hawk Missile site, but shot down using the historic Diesel Plant on Truman Waterfront in Key West as a senior center and resisted allowing the City of Key West to temporarily use the Bayshore Manor senior living center on Stock Island for a homeless shelter. The County Commission, at its May 18 meeting, did agree to budget $425,000 from its general fund...

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 20-year-old Florida City woman earlier this week after an infant was reportedly found improperly secured in a car the woman was driving that crashed into concrete barriers on U.S. 1. The 2-month-old child was taken to Homestead Hospital and did not appear to suffer serious injuries, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt.. Janny De La Caridad Delgado-Hernandez was charged with child neglect...

Kevin Kopp, who works the scale at the Cudjoe Key Transfer Station for the Solid Waste Department, was named Monroe County’s employee of the first quarter for 2022. On Wednesday in Key West, he was recognized by the Board of County Commissioners for his dedication to Monroe County residents, noteworthy performance, and positive impact on the community. He started with Monroe County Solid Waste in 2019.

Along with hosting numerous meetings with local rotary, chamber, and property owner’s association groups, Monroe County will be hosting five public town hall meetings to provide the public the opportunity to give feedback and input on the strategic priorities for the upcoming fiscal year 2023 (FY23). During the town hall-style meetings, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Planning Kimberly Matthews, attendees will be able to take a live survey, see real-time results, make comments on current strategic priorities, and offer new priorities. The Board of County Commissioners will use the feedback and survey results to set FY23 strategic priorities at an upcoming meeting. The BOCC’s new FY23 Strategic Priorities will be used during the creation of the FY23 budget process beginning in June to align the allocation of County resources with the strategic priorities of the community and the Commission.

This is a strange thing to have on your bucket list. Police in Florida’s Monroe County say a sedan was spotted speeding on May 12th in the morning, and an officer attempted to flag down the car using his lights and sirens, but the car continued on initially before stopping at an intersection.

WASHINGTON (TND) — Travel the world. Go skydiving. Attend the Olympics. All three are items commonly found on people's bucket lists — things they want to do before they "kick the bucket." Now, add "get arrested" to that list. At least that was an item on the bucket...

Pilots of small planes that have lost power or have mechanical issues have used South Florida streets and highways to land through the years.

Monroe County and the city of Key West soon could be trading some spaces. When county commissioners meet on Wednesday, May 18 in Key West, they’ll discuss a potential swap of the county-owned Higgs Beach for part of the city-owned HAWK Missile site off Government Road. “It doesn’t make...