ARE YOU SIGNED UP FOR ‘ALERT! MONROE’: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'S MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Alert!Monroe is an Everbridge mass notification system used by Monroe County Emergency Management to share emergency notifications with residents quickly. Notifications can include severe weather, evacuation information, fires, and other emergencies, as w...

MINUTES MATTER: STROKE SURVIVOR THANKS MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE AND TRAUMA STAR

On Wednesday, Gary Mace, a Tavernier dive shop owner and boat captain, reunited with Monroe County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Francisco Perez Diaz and Trauma Star Flight Nurse Obed Bello at a Neuroscience Symposium at Baptist Hospital of Miami after he s...

MONROE COUNTY RECEIVES THIRD TRAUMA STAR MEDICAL HELICOPTER

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County Fire Rescue received its third Trauma Star helicopter Thursday as it touched down at the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division hangar at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport at 6:30 p.m.

“We are ...

CUDJOE KEY FIRE STATION 11 CELEBRATES ‘TOPPING OFF’ MILESTONE

The contractor for the Monroe County’s Fire Station 11 hosted a “topping off” ceremony on Wednesday at the station grounds on Cudjoe Key. Monroe County Project Management and Monroe County Fire Rescue were in attendance. A to...

SECOND ‘HOT SHOTS’ TRAINING PROGRAM STARTS FOR MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS

Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomed its second “Hot Shots” class on Monday to Joe London Fire Academy on Grassy Key. Class 19-01 includes 33 qualified men and women starting the process to become a volunteer or career firefighter. Thirt...

MONROE COUNTY LIBRARY KEY WEST BRANCH HOSTS POPUP EVENT FOR BAYSHORE MANOR RESIDENTS

The residents of Bayshore Manor, an assisted living facility for elderly Monroe County residents, were treated to an afternoon library popup event hosted by Monroe County Library’s Key West branch on Tuesday.

Library staff assisted the residents ...

THE 11th ANNUAL REGIONAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WILL BE HOSTED BY MONROE COUNTY

The 11^th Annual Regional Climate Leadership Summit is being held Dec. 3-5 in Key West. This year’s Summit is hosted by Monroe County on behalf of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, with the City of Key West, City of Marathon, ...

DISTINGUISHED VISITOR EMBARK PROGRAM ON THE USS STENNIS AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Monroe County’s Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson and Public Information Officer Kristen Livengood were invited by Naval Air Station Key West on a “Distinguished Visitor” overnight tour on the USS John C. Stennis air...

VETERANS AFFAIRS: VETERANS DAY CEREMONY KEY LARGO & KEY WEST VETERANS DAY PARADE

Monroe County Veterans Affairs will host a Veterans Day ceremony to honor all who served on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo. The Key Largo School band will be playing a selection of patriotic songs, including...

MONROE COUNTY WELCOMES ERICK D’LEON AS THE NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS

Monroe County has hired Erick D’Leon as the new Assistant Director of Airports. Monroe County oversees Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon Airport.

“We welcome Erick to the airport team,” said Richard Stri...

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ADDS DIRECT BOSTON FLIGHT STARTING IN FEBRUARY

Key West International Airport (EYW) will offer a new nonstop service through American Airlines from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) starting Feb. 15 through May 2, 2020 on Saturdays.

“This is the first time this route will be offered no...

MONROE COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS WILL CO-HOST TWO PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETINGS

The Monroe County Veterans Affairs Department staff will be present to provide additional services and guidance at two upcoming town hall meetings being held by the Department of Veterans Affairs/Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.

The first meeting ...

CELEBRATING THE CLEARING OF THE LAST CANAL: NRCS HURRICANE IRMA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM

Monroe County, Village of Islamorada, and Dept. of Environmental Protection officials along with the vendor Adventure Environmental, Inc. and the monitoring company Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions celebrated the clearing of the last canal ...

MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND AT PLANTATION KEY COURTHOUSE AND DETENTION CENTER

Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioners David Rice and Michelle Coldiron, Monroe County Project Management, members of the 16^th Judicial Circuit Court, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and Constitutional Officers attended Friday&rsqu...

FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES NEW AIRPORT MANAGER MIKE LEGERE

The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport and Monroe County Airport Director Richard Strickland welcomed Michael Legere, the new Marathon airport manager, on his first day Tuesday.

Legere joins the Marathon airport from Manchester, New Hampshire, whe...

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ROMAN GASTESI ADDRESSES U.S. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO AND SENATE COMMITTEE

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi addressed the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by Sen. Marco Rubio, on Friday, Oct. 4 in Marathon.

In addition to Gastesi, Monroe County Tourist Development Council Director of ...

COUNTY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE SEASONAL KING TIDES, RESIDENTS WELCOME TO PROVIDE PHOTOS

Monroe County continues to experience seasonal high king tides. Seasonal king tides are especially high tides that occur several times a year, usually in the fall, that can cause coastal tidal flooding.

Monroe County is monitoring unincorporated areas expe...

STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OUTLINED AT MEETING HOSTED BY SEN. FLORES AND REP. RASCHEIN

Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson outlined the County’s state legislative priorities for the 2020 session at today’s Legislative Delegation meeting hosted by State Rep. Holly Raschein and State Sen. Anit...

MONROE COUNTY ADOPTS MILLAGE RATE AND RECOMMENDED 2020 BUDGET AT FINAL HEARING

 The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2020 budget and millage rate at its final public hearing held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo. The budget reflects the commissioner’s di...

NORMA KULA, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARIES, CELEBRATES 35 YEARS WITH MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Monroe County Mayor Sylvia Murphy and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners presented Norma Kula, Director of Libraries, with her 35 years of service award. Kula is Monroe County library’s longest-serving employee. She thanked the comm...

PLANNING AND MODELING UNDERWAY FOR ROAD ELEVATION PROJECTS IN VULNERABLE AREAS

With seasonal king tides each fall and wind and storm surge impacts exacerbated by Hurricane Dorian, Monroe County is well underway with its Roads Adaptation Plan conducting the necessary planning and modeling for future road elevation and adaptation proj...

FEMA DRAFT COASTAL FLOOD MAPS NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) multi-year study of Monroe County’s coastal flood risks has reached its next step with the release of the new DRAFT Coastal Flood Maps to County staff yesterday. The County has made the DRAFT maps a...

MONROE COUNTY ESTABLISHES A CENSUS COORDINATOR FOR THE 2020 CENSUS TAKING PLACE APRIL 1

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to support the decennial census and establish a Complete Count Coordinator (CCC) to ensure an accurate census count in Monroe County.

In order to support the approaching 2020 census, the ...