Thursday, September 6, 2012

20 YEARS AGO

The Monroe County Commission voted 3 to 2 to fire the head of the Tourist Development Council after seven years on the job.

A rare Bahamas mockingbird returned to Higgs Beach and bird watchers were flocking to Key West to see it.

The Monroe County Commission approved a non-binding straw poll on the November ballot to see if voters wanted to pay more taxes to build hurricane shelters.

50 YEARS AGO

Carston (Corky) Heinlein, a Key West High School senior, won the state rifle championship at Miami's Trailglades Range.

The Key West City Commission passed an ordinance to set up a commission to manage and control the golf course.

A city commissioner reported the price of food in the city jail was $.24 per meal not the $2.49 per day reported in the newspaper.