Marriage Licenses issued increases 9%

The Monroe County Clerk of the Court's office announced today there were 182 marriage licenses issued in Monroe County in January of 2010, the number issued in the same month of 2009 was 169, representing an increase of 9%.  All of the Keys are included in these figures, not just Key West.  This is a good sign for the new year, since last year the Keys witnessed a decline of 22% for the whole year compared to 2008.  Thanks to Jackie Clynes of the Clerk's Office for providing these numbers.