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Science head finally may return after year’s leave   BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Monroe County School District’s top science teacher …

Konk Life’s Political Questionnaire   Q&A with Mark Jones   Interview conducted by Mark Howell   Tell us your age, what office you’re running for …

Konk Life’s Political Questionnaire   Q & A with Bobby Highsmith   Interview conducted by Mark Howell   Tell us your age, what office you’re …

  Super Boat races to stay in Key West   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Swayed by promises of millions of dollars …

McKenzie trial July 28, more than a year after his arrest BY JOHN L. GUERRA KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   It has been just over …

Senior housing project moves ahead   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Sorely needed affordable rental housing for senior citizens is a step …

City worker salaries significantly below market   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   Most people probably think they are underpaid at work. But …

City Hall settles into a new regime   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   In the wake of the sudden departure of City …

Goombay Festival competitors trade heritage barbs   BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   The annual Goombay Festival is an event designed to celebrate …

PHOTO/ Aaron Hunstman, left, and his partner of 11 years, William Lee Jones, are challenging Florida’s constitutional ban on gay marriage with a ruling expected …

DUI takes preference over drone attack BY RICK BOETTGER KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER As reported Saturday, a small drone helicopter dropped on fireworks spectators in …

Employees sue Corrections Department, claiming retaliation By BRANDON LARRABEENEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDAFour investigators for the Florida Department of Corrections have filed a lawsuit against the …

The KONK Life Questionnaire Conducted by Mark Howell Stuart Kessler   KONK Life has invited the candidates in the upcoming elections to answer the following …

Sheriff’s Office remembers Deputy Guy Bradley, killed in the line of duty   This week, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office remembers Guy Bradley, who worked …

Keys prepare to battle Caribbean virus BY JOHN L. GUERRA Konk Life Staff Writer Michael Doyle watched a scientist spray mosquitoes flying around the inside …

The KONK Life Questionnaire: Danny Coll Conducted by Mark Howell   Konk Life has invited each and every candidate in the upcoming elections to answer …

Fourth of July Drone Attack An aerial drone landed in the middle of the West Martello in the middle of the Garden Club’s Fourth of …

Helpline still on the other end of phone BY JOHN L. GUERRA Konk Life Staff Writer   If in the throes of alcoholism, ejected from …

FKCC no longer on warning status BY JOHN L. GUERRA Konk Life Staff Writer Florida Keys Community College is no longer on warning status with …

The KONK Life Questionnaire: Donald C. Barrett Conducted by Mark Howell Konk Life is inviting candidates in the upcoming elections to answer the following questions …