After Monroe County's hurricane re-entry sticker program was abused during the COVID-19 checkpoint last year, the county came up with a new system stickers that have bar codes and are color-coded by area.
Joseph âBig Joeâ Edwards, 66, of Key West, Florida, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, at the Key West City Cemetery. The Dean-Lopez Funeral Home is entrusted with all funeral arrangements.
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Key West City officials are trying to tackle the persistent problem of low municipal bus ridership but a lack of bus drivers is challenging those efforts.
Diane âDinahâ McKenzie, 86, passed away on April 24, 2021. The family will receive friends for a viewing on Friday May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.
A Celebration of Life memorial service will take place Saturday May 8, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Denise Mcleod. Burial to follow in the family plot of the Key West City Cemetery.
All arrangements are entrusted to Key West Mortuary and Cremation Center.
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In honor of Arbor Day, the city of Key West and the Monroe County Extension Service planted a Krugs Holly tree in the butterfly garden at Key West City Hall.
The Krugs Holly tree is native to south Florida and the Bahamas and provides significant food and shelter for wildlife. This area of the butterfly garden is undergoing renovations and this newly planted tree will be the start of future plantings to enhance the garden. A large strangler fig tree existed in this location last year and fell over in a storm, damaging nearby plants.
As part of the planting, the extension services filmed a how-to video about the proper way to plant a tree. It will serve to help the community, and the video will also be a training tool for the cityâs Community Services Department, which plants the trees.