Monroe County officials are mulling a special summer school session that would be open to all students as a way to regroup after a historic and challenging pandemic year. The details should be finalized by the end of April.
“We’d like to give students an opportunity to re-engage in school and enjoy themselves — a range of offerings to tickle their imaginations and interests. Our kids have had a difficult time during COVID,” school superintendent Theresa Axford told Keys Weekly.
“Typically, summer school is geared toward recovery and remediation,” said Amber Archer Acevedo, coordinator of community...
Upper Keys congregations gathered for the annual Good Friday cross walk on the morning of Friday, April 2. Following a prayer, a group departed from Spirit and Truth Ministries in Tavernier where Pastor Marlin Simon led the way. The walk headed north along U.S. 1 to Tavernier Towne and back to the church where a service followed. This was Simon’s 35th cross walk. Two wooden crosses, one weighing 57 pounds and the other 25 pounds, were carried by various individuals during the walk. #tdi_1_755 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://keysweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Crosses-80×60.jpg)...