Takes Stock in Children is ‘model program for Florida’
BY RALPH MORROW NEWS EDITOR Takes Stock in Children is ‘model program for Florida’ Monroe County’s Take Stock in Children program has won the …
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$3.5M FACELIFT AT KW BIGHT December 19, 2013
By Mark Howell It won’t be the mega disruption we’ve been experiencing for months on North Roosevelt Boulevard, yet the work soon to get underway …
MONROE GRADUATION RATES UP, FDOE REPORT December 19, 2013
By Konk Life Contributors Monroe County School District yesterday released its Federal High School Graduation Rate for the 2012-2013 school year, based on a …
KW FILM FESTIVAL 2013, BUSINESS OF FILM December 19, 2013
By C.S Gilbert The recent Key West Film Festival 2013 was good fun for the locals and visitors who enjoyed the new films, celebrity …
Stock Island man charged
By KONK Life News Staff Stock Island man charged with several felonies A 19-year-old Stock Island man is in the Monroe County Detention Center …
Nicholas Ferro Sentencing Feb. 7th
By John L. Guerra Nicholas Ferro, the Hollywood man convicted of stabbing Marques Butler to death during Fantasy Fest 2009, will be sentenced on Feb. …
Burglar Hits Again
By John L. Guerra A burglar hit another home near Key West Cemetery this week, leading neighbors to believe it may be the same …
Christmas on the Farm
BY RALPH MORROW / NEWS EDITOR At the County Sheriff’s Farm, it’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And that’s because Deputy Jeanne …
Christmas on the Farm
BY RALPH MORROW / NEWS EDITOR At the County Sheriff’s Farm, it’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And that’s because Deputy Jeanne …
Key West City has scheduled a workshop on Homelessness
By C.S. Gilbert An agreement reached by the Florida American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and City of Miami retains the core protections afforded the homeless …
FDOT Urges Caution on North Roosevelt
By C.S. Gilbert “There have been numerous close calls recently between bicycles and cars entering and exiting driveways along North Roosevelt Blvd.,” warned spokesperson …
Looking for Another Airline Carrier
By Mark Howell The announcement from Dallas, Texas, was as curt as an airport announcement: “Key West International Airport (EYW), Jackson Branson Airport (BKG), and …
Is the slippery burglar, who has hit the same houses multiple times around Key West Cemetery, actually a woman?
By John Guerra Is the slippery burglar, who has hit the same houses multiple times around Key West Cemetery, actually a woman? These are …
Pilot Whales Stranded in the Everglades National park
By Konk Life News Staff Time is running out for dozens of pilot whales trapped in shallow water off a remote beach on the …
Abstinence Plus ends in Monroe schools; Womankind, district PREP kids for life Part 1
By C.S. Gilbert Part I https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gifThe quiet advocacy of Womankind and its Executive Director Kim Romano, who served on the Monroe County School District’s …
Ambassadors program soon accepting applications
By KONK Life News Staff How do police officers know whether there’s a warrant out on the guy on the corner? Why is Old …
2 team up to obstruct attempts
By John Guerra Police Officer Kristopher Bouvier had his hands full when a male and female suspect teamed up to obstruct his attempts to take …
Rev. John W. McKenzie, the former pastor accused of stealing
By John Guerra Rev. John W. McKenzie, the former pastor accused of stealing more than $54,000 from of St. James Missionary Baptist Church in …
If someone tells you to leave
By Ralph Morrow If someone doesn’t want you in their house or in their place of business, it’s probably wise of you to get …
FIRM Hires Executive Director
By KONK Life News Staff With the addition of flood insurance on FIRM”s plate, the FIRM (Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe) Board of Directors has …