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TSIC needs mentors ready to welcome 60 new scholars SPECIAL TO KONK LIFE Take Stock in Children, the flagship college scholarship program of the Monroe …

City sends drone law back to the hanger BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER What almost went up came crashing to the ground on …

Health officials, airport molding Ebola response BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The death of an Ebola patient at a Texas hospital and …

School Board boosting half-cent tax SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Less than a month ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, the Monroe County …

Credit card usage still a county problem SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER More than three months after auditors from the Monroe County Clerk’s Office …

School Board boosting half-cent tax SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Less than a month ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, the Monroe County …

County adopts revisions, halts delivery of Comp Plan BY SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Monroe County Commission has adopted revisions to the 2030 …

No Easter Seals, now where will KOTS land?   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Pressured by legal deadlines and the city attorney to …

Food truck owners protest proposed new regulations BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Key West’s latest effort to regulate the popular food trucks …

77% of Key West renters, owners ‘cost burdened’ BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Key West city commissioners know there is an affordable housing …

PHOTO/ Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee.   New truths about President Truman   BY MARK HOWELL KONK LIFE STAFF WRIT It was not only …

Bans falling on same-sex marriages THE ASSOCIATED PRESS State bans on same-sex marriages have been falling around the country since summer 2013, when the Supreme …

County still discussing comp plan   SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Monroe County Commission is expected on Tuesday to put off transmitting a …

Konk Life’s Political Questionnaire: Konk Life has invited every candidate in the upcoming elections to answer the following questions about themselves and their candidacy.                       …

Medicinal marijuana? You’ll decide on Nov. 4 BY SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER On Nov. 4 voters will head to the polls to decide, …

Attack on Truman showed Secret Service mettle   BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER As he lay in bed on a fall morning …

Pastor trial set for Nov. 17 BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Trustees of St. James First Missionary Baptist Church are scheduled to …

Sunset Celebration management close to a deal   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER After months of discussion, arguments and ultimatums, the city of …

Fantasy Fest King And Queen Candidate Event Schedule   Ongoing Events: Aqua Idol every Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., through Oct. 14. Support the candidates’ singers at …

Carlyle Group adds Postcard Inn, La Siesta SEAN KINNEY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Washington D.C.-based Carlyle Group on Sept. 15 expanded its Upper Keys …