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Mosquito Control mission set for Tuesday, July 16, in Key West
Because of recent rains, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has scheduled an aerial larviciding mission for Tuesday, July 16, from 6:30 to 10 a.m., over the western portion of Key West. The helicopter mission will be completed, weather permitting, using Bti, which is a mosquito larva-specific soil bacteria. It is mixed with water and applied as a mist to combat Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that can transmit dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika. Keep track of FKMCD aerial adulticide, larvicide and fog truck missions by downloading the treatment notification app at https://keysmosquito.org. For information, call Mosquito Control at 305-292-7190.
Students do well overall on year-end state tests
Local public school students outperformed the state average in writing in fourth through 10th grades, according to recently released Florida state testing results. Monroe County School District Superintendent Theresa Axford said the district’s emphasis on Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) strategies, which focus on writing, propelled the students. This is the first time in several years that writing has been considered as a separate score, according to a school district news release. ...
Committee narrows list of TDC hopefuls
A Monroe County tourism director selection committee chose Joseph Boschulte, Laura Chmielewski, Kara Franker and Nerissa Serrano-Okiye as the top four candidates and will bring them to Marathon on Friday, July 26, for in-person interviews. The committee is also planning to hold a social event the evening of Thursday, July 25. The committee members asked the candidates questions about creating marketing campaigns based on sustainable tourism, plans for advertising and...
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