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Rising pressure from evacuees to be allowed to return to Florida Keys BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A growing chorus of complaints from …

Medical Visits 24/7 Free of Charge for Key West’s Hurricane Irma Victims Lower Keys Medical Center Offers Hurricane Relief Telehealth Visits With Virtual Health Connect …

Monroe County Schools Superintendent Mark Porter commits to reopening schools Monroe County Schools Superintendent Mark Porter has committed to opening Keys Schools as soon as …

Monroe County Special Needs Shelter at FIU Just got your News Blast most every one is asleep so will share the news blast when lights …

Musings of an Key West Evacuee The tears were rolling when I placed the last protective aluminum panel on the front door of my Key …

Key West woman loses her floating home to Irma BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Carol Schreck thought she had escaped the worst of …

Social media stepped in when power went out BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER With all the complaints about social media these days, it …

Monroe County Schools Superintendent accepts offer from MDCPS Superintendent to work out of Miami Monroe County Schools Superintendent Mark Porter has accepted the offer from …

OneBlood Working To Regain Full Operations Following Hurricane Urgent Need for Platelet Donations (Orlando, Florida September 13, 2017)  OneBlood, the local not-for-profit blood center serving …

MONROE COUNTY IS ONLY OPEN TO MM 73 – NOT TO MARATHON  An erroneous report stated that Monroe County was open to Marathon. That is …

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SEARCH AND RESCUE We know that many people are worried about family members and friends who stayed in the Keys during …

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE ON HURRICAN IRMA RECOVERY SEARCH AND RESCUE Search and rescue teams continue today to go door to door in the …

Irma struggles continue in Key West BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Day four of the post-Irma struggle continued in Key West Wednesday, Sept. …

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SEARCH AND RESCUE We know that many people are worried about family members and friends who stayed in the Keys during …

Monroe County Schools to remain closed with certainty through Friday, September 15th due to Irma  MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — The Monroe County Schools remain closed …

HURRICAN IRMA UPDATE FROM MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: 4 PM Monroe County continues to be closed for residents and visitors. The roads remain unsafe for …

MONROE COUNTY TO OPEN RE-ENTRY INTO KEYS FOR UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS & BUSINESS OWNERS MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County will open re-entry into the …

Fernandez drops employment lawsuit against Key West BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Former Assistant City Manager David Fernandez has agreed to drop …

MONROE COUNTY HURRICANE IRMA UPDATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON MONROE COUNTY, FL — Monroe County has relocated its Emergency Operations Center to the Upper Keys. Operations continue …

Refuges of Last Resort Monroe County opened four refuges of last resort due to the challenges of evacuating all Keys residents and the life-threatening winds …