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Saturday, May 26, 2012

School Board decision near on new superintendent

The search for the next Monroe County School District superintendent continued this week as an advisory committee to the School Board narrowed down the list of candidates to nine from an initial pool of 56.
Key West manager list now down to four

Another finalist to be Key West's next city manager has dropped out of the running, further winnowing options the City Commission has when it chooses a manager June 4.
Cops: Lower Keys man scammed for $141,000

A Big Torch Key resident who invested in three business deals that turned out to be frauds lost $141,787 to a middleman with a shady past, says a Monroe County arrest warrant.

Seasonal ban may have upped black grouper size

My opinion is that the grouper closure may have done us some good. The black groupers we have been catching and keeping have been extremely healthy looking to me and slightly larger overall.
No current? Find another spot for productivity

The reef and wrecks are offering up a bounty of fun fishing with tasty rewards these days.

As the mutton snapper are spawning, the bite on the wrecks is outstanding, with lots of fish in the 10- to 15-pound class. There are also medium-size amberjack and jack crevalle to pull on between mutton bites.
May brings perfect weather and hot fishing

T’was the week before Memorial Day weekend and all through the Keys, Captains were catching and clients were pleased. This month the bite is turning out to be red hot both offshore and inshore!

Starting over can be difficult but necessary

Question: Several years back, I bought a business that looked too good to be true. Turns out, it was. Due to a lot of issues, I lost the business and am out a bundle of money. If that weren't bad enough, now I can't find a job.
What's selling in the Keys this week

For a listing of home and condo sales in the Florida Keys for the period May 13 through May 19, click here:
Once again, Keys jobless rate is lowest in Florida

Florida's jobless rate in April fell to 8.7 percent as the state continued an employment rebound that began 11 months ago, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday. But April's drop was also affected by the fact that nearly 28,000 job seekers dropped out of the hunt.