1966 – J.B. Sawyer and Melvin Hanks, newspaper carriers for the Key West Citizen, were chosen to attend the “Newspaperboy of the Year” awards banquet in Silver Spring, MD, where the nation’s top paperboys would be recognized.

1975 – A team from Monroe County and the Historic Key West Preservation Board began a six-week project to remove dilapidated exterior additions at Old City Hall in Key West. The goal of the project was to strip the historic building down to its original configuration and rebuild the bell and clock tower.