MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDS TO MINOR FUEL SPILL AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

KEY WEST, FL –  About 9:45 a.m. Saturday, a Monroe County Fire Rescue crew from Station 7 responded to a minor fuel spill coming from a private plane that had just landed at Key West International Airport during heavy rain.

The pilot of ...

16th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF MONROE COUNTY IN SUGARLOAF FIRE STATION CASE

KEY WEST, FL – Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy Koenig ruled during a hearing Wednesday that a lease agreement between the Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department and a cell tower company was void by virtue of the department’s failure to comply with F...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE HOLIDAY PARADE SCHEDULE FOR 2018

Monroe County Fire Rescue will be hosting several holiday parades throughout the Keys as part of its annual tradition. 

On-duty crew members will be traversing parade routes in fire trucks, ambulances and other fire rescue vehicles. The firefighte...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE GRADUATES 29 PEOPLE FROM FIRST TRAINING PROGRAM THAT FUNDS LOCAL RESIDENTS

CRAWL KEY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue’s Battalion Chief of Training Charlie Mather choked up Thursday as he proudly talked about the first graduating class of the Monroe County “Hot Shots” training program at th...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDS TO PICKUP TRUCK FIRE INSIDE COMMERCIAL GARAGE ON STOCK ISLAND

STOCK ISLAND, FL – At 11:18 p.m. Friday, Monroe County Fire Rescue responded to a report of a garage on fire at 5172 Overseas Highway on Stock Island. Crews arrived to the commercial structure to find a pickup truck on fire inside the g...

UPDATE: THE MONROE COUNTY-LED HURRICANE MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROJECT PASSES HALFWAY COMPLETION MARK

MONROE COUNTY, FL – The Monroe County-led $49.2 million project to cleanup Hurricane Irma marine debris has passed the halfway point with the completion of 91 of the approved 172 canals (53 percent).

The project is on schedule to meet th...

18 HOMEOWNERS ALREADY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PACE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT PROJECTS IN THE KEYS

MONROE COUNTY, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program earlier this year. The program provides an alternative option to property owners for funding projects that inc...

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARIES FORGIVE OVERDUE BOOK FINES FOR FOOD DONATIONS

The five Monroe County library branches are forgiving overdue book fines for patrons who donate food this holiday season. 

The Food for Fines annual program runs through Dec. 22. Bring your nonperishable food items to a library branch and your fin...

PROJECT STARTS TUESDAY TO REPAIR THREE COUNTY PARKS ON BIG PINE KEY WITH HURRICANE IRMA DAMAGE

A Monroe County project will start Tuesday to repair three parks damaged by Hurricane Irma on Big Pine Key. The $579,000 project will replace fencing at Watson Field Park, Big Pine Community Park and Blue Heron Park. 

The work will begin with Wats...

KEY WEST AIRPORT TRANSFORMS TO WINTER WONDERLAND FOR LOCAL CHILDREN

Monroe County’s Key West International Airport was transformed into a winter wonderland Thursday for about 600 local children with the help of the Key West Chapter of the Silverliners, a nonprofit group made up of retired airline flight attendants.

It was ...

16th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF MONROE COUNTY IN SUGARLOAF FIRE STATION CASE

KEY WEST, FL – Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Timothy Koenig ruled during a hearing Wednesday that a lease agreement between the Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Department and a cell tower company was void by virtue of the department’s fail...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SAVES TUCKER THE DOG FROM ROOFTOP GUTTER ON BIG PINE KEY

BIG PINE KEY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue had a “ruff” Tuesday afternoon. The crew of Station 13 on Big Pine Key responded at 5:30 p.m. to a call of a dog trapped in the gutter of a second-floor roof at a home on West Shor...

REMINDER: DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS DEC 23 FOR REBUILD FLORIDA GRANT ASSISTANCE

Deadline to Register: Dec. 23

Rebuild Florida is a federally funded program that is being implemented by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. In this first phase, $50 million is earmarked for Monroe County homeowners to rebuild, repair and eleva...

MONROE COUNTY COLLECTS 12 TONS OF DEBRIS AT STOCK ISLAND COMMUNITY CLEANUP

STOCK ISLAND, FL – Stock Island is looking a lot better after Saturday’s “Take Stock in the Rock” cleanup, led by the community group, I Love Stock Island. This cleanup was the result of hard work by volunt...

MONROE COUNTY BOCC AND LAND AUTHORITY PARTNER WITH HABITAT FOR 10 NEW HOMES ON BIG COPPITT

BIG COPPITT KEY, FL – Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys dedicated 10 new homes Sunday, Dec. 2 on Big Coppitt Key. The Loewy Landing complex’s new families are from the Lower Keys workforce, including teachers, fishermen, electricians...

ANNUAL PASSES FOR MONROE COUNTY'S CARD SOUND BRIDGE TOLL ON SALE NOW FOR 2019

KEY LARGO, FL – Annual passes for Monroe County’s new All-Electronic Tolling System on Card Sound Road will go on sale Dec. 4.

An annual pass is available for two axle vehicles only. It costs $360 for unlimited travel through the toll in 2019 (from Jan. 1 ...

MONROE COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS HELPS 102-YEAR-OLD WWII VETERAN WITH ORTHOTIC SHOES

KEY WEST, FL – The Monroe County Veterans Affairs Department recently presented World War II Army veteran Jack Hamilton with a monetary donation to help with the purchase of special orthotic shoes.This donation is in coordination with Abe Conn, ...

MONROE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES HELPS REUNITE MISSING 90-YEAR-OLD VETERAN WITH HIS FAMILY IN NAPLES

STOCK ISLAND, FL – This missing person case of a 90-year-old veteran from Naples has a happy ending, due to the actions of the employees of Monroe County Social Services and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

On Friday, Nov. 23, Ethel ...

MONROE COUNTY HOLDS FIRST BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING WITH NEW COMMISSION

KEY WEST, FL – At its monthly meeting on Tuesday in Key West, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners said goodbye to five-term Commissioner George Neugent, who did not seek re-election, and welcomed new Commissioner Michelle Coldiron, w...

BOCC ADDRESSING SEA LEVEL RISE BY APPROVING $517,000 DESIGN CONTRACT FOR ROAD RAISING PILOT PROJECT

KEY WEST, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has taken another step to address sea level rise. On Tuesday, at its monthly meeting, the BOCC approved a contract for the Engineering Design and Permitting Services for the County&a...

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE GRADUATES 29 FROM FIRST TRAINING PROGRAM THAT FUNDS LOCAL RESIDENTS

CRAWL KEY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue’s Battalion Chief of Training Charlie Mather choked up Thursday as he proudly talked about the first graduating class of the Monroe County “Hot Shots” training program at the County’s Joe London Fire Training Acad...

American Airlines Adding Nonstop Service between Key West and Both Chicago and Philadelphia

KEY WEST, FL -- American Airlines will add two new nonstop services from Key West International Airport to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and to Philadelphia International Airport beginning Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. 

Both new routes...