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Emergency Work Exempt From Permitting and Emergency Permits The Mayor of Monroe County has announced that certain work will be temporarily exempt from requiring a …

Key West International Airport To Resume Commercial Service Wed., Sept. 20 KEY WEST – Monroe County’s Key West International Airport will resume commercial service Wednesday morning, Sept. 20. …

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY UPDATE – AFTERNOON POWER Both power companies in the Keys made good progress today. The Florida Keys Electric …

MONROE COUNTY BOCC REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGED TO SEPT. 27 MONROE COUNTY, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners regular monthly meeting is being moved …

Water Service Update: FKAA Extends 24/7 Water Service to Big Coppit Key, Geiger Key and Shark Key Three additional Keys are now receiving 24/7 water …

Helping our citizens The dynamic Fricke brothers – Deputies Ken and Tom Fricke – found a woman on Big Pine Key that has been sleeping …

Keys Remain Under Boil Water Notice Due to flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Irma, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is advising residents under …

Coast Guard Establishes Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone for Florida Keys The Coast Guard has established a temporary regulated navigation area and temporary safety …

Three Monroe County landfills are now open to Keys residents Three Monroe County landfills are now open to Keys residents. They are located at Long …

Florida Department of Health-Monroe County Issues Precautionary Swim Advisory for All Keys Public Beaches Out of an abundance of caution and in order to protect …

Keys Open To All Traffic Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.; Florida City Checkpoint Closes The Keys will reopen to all vehicular traffic at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow …

Teen charged with loitering, trespass and possessing burglary tools A 14 year old Tavernier boy was arrested for loitering on neighbor’s property after curfew hours, …

Update on Keys roadblocks The road block in Florida City will be lifted at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) as the Keys continues the long journey …

Irma evacuees face different kind of stress BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Staying in Key West through Hurricane Irma was stressful. But for …

FKAA EXTENDS 24/7 WATER SERVICE TO BIG COPPIT KEY, GEIGER KEY AND SHARK KEY Progress continues and three additional Keys are now receiving 24/7 water …

What to Expect When You Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If you live in one of the disaster-designated Florida counties and experienced property damage or …

Coast Guard Announces Rules for Marine Navigation Areas and Safety Zones  MONROE COUNTY, FL – As part of the Hurricane Irma recovery effort, the U.S. Coast Guard …

Tony Yaniz stays on storm soapbox BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Tony Yaniz has no problem being a troublemaker. The former Key West …

Checkpoint and curfew information  Checkpoint: The checkpoint in Florida City will close at 8 p.m. for Lower Keys and Marathon residents. You will not be allowed to …

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 25th AFTER HURRICANE IRMA MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Superintendent Mark Porter has made the decision to target the  reopening …