Key West to continue Mall on Duval; commissioners back plastic straw ban
August 22, 2019
The Mall on Duval will continue through November rather than February, and come January it will be unlawful for bars, restaurants and retailers to distribute single-use plastic straws, but it...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredAdministrator gets a 4-year extension
August 22, 2019
The Monroe County Commission on Wednesday granted its county administrator a four-year extension of his contract, which includes a $235,000 payout of his unused sick and vacation pay.The...more
Man with machete stands off with police
August 22, 2019
A report of sexual battery turned into a 31/2-half hour standoff with police when a man armed with a machete barricaded himself inside a Whitehead Street home Tuesday night.Michael Everette...more
News
Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL — Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan successfully installed a...more
Florida Democrats seek special legislative session on guns
August 22, 2019TALLAHASSEE — A call by Florida Democrats to convene a special session on guns is getting little traction among Republicans, even as Parkland school shooting survivors renew pleas for more...more
Maryland man dies while scuba diving in Florida Keys
August 22, 2019TAVERNIER — Authorities say a 50-year-old Maryland man has died while scuba diving in the Florida Keys. Monroe County Sheriff's spokesman Adam Linhardt says Kamran Youssefieh was diving in...more
Rubio calls for compromise, bipartisanship in politics
August 22, 2019WEST PALM BEACH — Sen. Marco Rubio decried the current lack of compromise in politics, telling a public affairs group that partisanship is splitting the country. Addressing the Forum Club in...more
Snake Creek Bridge work prompts late-night road closures
August 22, 2019The Florida Department of Transportation will be closing U.S. 1 at the Snake Creek Bridge from 11:45 p.m. to 4 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, for three weeks from Sept. 8 through Sept....more
Bookings for 08/22/19 All charges are preliminary
Man arrested for taking spiny lobster from traps
August 22, 2019A Sebring, Florida man was arrested recently after he allegedly took several spiny lobsters from commercial lobster traps near Long Key.James William Goughler, 43, was charged with eight counts of molesting a spiny lobster trap without permission.Around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer in plain clothes...more
“I just read the city manager contract attached to the City Commission agenda. It doesn’t say anything about overtime. Lots of references to how other city employees are paid. Salaried employees received a ton of overtime after Irma. This should be made clear. It is clear he can take off during normal hours for family stuff like school plays or soccer games or taking the kids to the dentist...more
Man arrested for taking spiny lobster from traps
August 22, 2019A Sebring, Florida man was arrested recently after he allegedly took several spiny lobsters from commercial lobster traps near Long Key.James William Goughler, 43, was charged with eight counts of molesting a spiny lobster trap without permission.Around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer in plain clothes...more
“I just read the city manager contract attached to the City Commission agenda. It doesn’t say anything about overtime. Lots of references to how other city employees are paid. Salaried employees received a ton of overtime after Irma. This should be made clear. It is clear he can take off during normal hours for family stuff like school plays or soccer games or taking the kids to the dentist...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Study: Higher seas could kill off mangroves in bay
FLORIDA KEYS — Federal scientists reached back 5,000 years to assess current sea-level rise threats to mangroves and coastlines of Florida Bay, says a new report. “A warmer climate could not...more
Council race gets early start in Islamorada
August 21, 2019ISLAMORADA — More than 14 months away from the Nov. 3, 2020, election, three local residents have made an early start on campaigns for the Islamorada Village Council.The three candidates — Jenny...more
District holds off selling dive rescue van
August 21, 2019KEY LARGO — After declaring the Station 24 firetruck and Station 25 dive rescue van as surplus property last month, at least one Key Largo Fire Rescue & Emergency Medical Services District...more
Get a grip on invasive species
August 21, 2019KEY LARGO — It took wildlife experts nearly two years to nab an elusive 5-foot Asian water monitor from the Twin Lakes neighborhood in May. The same month, it took Darrel Bower just 20 minutes to...more
Keys Computer shop wants to be your backup
August 21, 2019KEY LARGO — “Click here. We need bitcoin. We are watching you.” These are phrases used by malicious computer viruses to unload infectious malware in your computer. These email or clickbait...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: To all three Keys high school football teams as Coral Shores, Marathon and Key West all opened their seasons with exhibition tilts this week. We love our football in the Keys and...more
Environmental legislation misses the point
August 17, 2019In a recent Key West Citizen jeer to the City of Key West, the editors poked at the City for attempting to outlaw plastics and to make the City a plastic-free zone.At least one resident believes...more
Cheers and Jeers
August 10, 2019Jeers: To those who display or allow to be displayed the dozens of vinyl banners at various locations in Key West. Between the dog park on White Street, the ballpark fences and even residential...more
Slow down, partner; this isn’t the Wild West
August 10, 2019Iguanas. They are the unwelcome guest, lizard non-grata. The mere mention of them conjures extreme feelings of angst, frustration and disgust in many of us. Even hardcore animal lovers have a...more
Cheers and Jeers
August 3, 2019Cheers: To the USS Billings, the massive 389-foot Naval vessel and its arrival in Key West. This brand new littoral combat ship recently docked in the Southernmost City and is being officially...more
Sports
After Pedroza, Cassidy Conchs work in progress
Things will be whole lot different for Key West High School cross country team this season. No doubt, the boys’ top runner, senior Robert Pedroza is back and stronger than ever. And the...more
PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Marathon harriers enter season with higher goals
August 22, 2019With the loss of only one senior, the Marathon High School cross country team returns a large and healthy group of runners.Dolphins coach Jim Murphy has the luxury of one of the biggest teams he...more
Hurricanes’ D impressive, O struggles in loss to Coral Park
August 19, 2019Defensively, Coral Shores coach Alphonso Bryant was impressed with the way his defense responded during the preseason classic against Coral Park. Offensively, he knows his squad needs a lot of...more
Conchs rally for OT win
August 19, 2019Five times the lead changed hands between the Key West High and Cypress Lakes football team and three other times the score was tied, including at the end of regular play, during the preseason...more
Shorthanded Dolphins undone by first-half struggles on the road
August 19, 2019With several missing starters for the preseason, as well as several other players new to the varsity level, the Marathon High football team struggled early on against a high-powered...more
