Fishing the Florida Keys Industry honors The snapper bite at the reef is really heating up, The ‘Keynoter’ wins four awards from Florida’s newspaper meaning plenty of dinner opportunities. trade group — including first place for general excellence. Captain’s column, 1B Story, 2A WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY,JULY 6,2011 VOLUME 58, NO. 54 ● 25 CENTS KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOURTH OF JULY New dorm filling fast applicants are from outside Many applicants of Monroe County. are coming from “FKCC has become somewhat of a destination out of Florida college,” Ernst-Leonard said, “and most of these stu- By SEAN KINNEY dents are studying marine
[email protected] science. It’s a waterfront dorm so it’s pretty cool.” Just in time for the kick- Rent, including utilities, off of the fall semester on is going to be around $800 Aug. 22, Florida Keys per month. The units are Community College staff is four- and five-bedroom two- gearing up for an Aug. 20 bath suites with common move-in day for students liv- living areas and bathrooms. ing in the new 100-bed dor- Plans for the 30,000-square- mitory. foot building also include an The building is still under exercise room, patio lounge construction, but college and common area. spokeswoman Amber Ernst- The Campus Foundation, Leonard said it’s scheduled an FKCC direct-support HAWKINS Reporter DAVID photo by to be finished on Aug. 15. organization that oversees As of Friday, “We have housing, voted in November 81 applications,” she said. to approve an $8.2 million “There’re only 100 beds so bond sale to BB&T bank to we’re looking pretty good.” fund the construction.