Tavernier News

When the Monroe County Human Services Advisory Board met Tuesday to hand out $1.75 million in fiscal year 2012-13 grants to Keys nonprofits, the big winner was the Rural Health Network.That agency is recommended to received $300,000, $27,600 less than it received this year.

Lobster mini season ends with mixed reviews. Some say there were fewer lobsters out there, and smaller.

A handwriting analysis could be introduced as evidence against a former Tavernier vacation-rental agent jailed on more than 100 fraud-related counts.

Monroe County officials last week denied a Tampa-based builder’s request to construct a U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Tavernier.The project was controversial from the time it became known last year.