McPherson readies for principal role at Key West High School
Christina McPherson hadn’t intended to teach when she was a student at Florida State University, and she certainly hadn’t planned on being principal of an elementary, middle...
Windley Key Day Returns March 21
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park is hosting a not-to-miss celebration. On Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the park and its rangers...
College president responds to labor complaint
The president of the College of the Florida Keys this week denied allegations of retaliation against a pro-union faculty member whose employment contract with the college was...
Local adventurer spends lifetime exploring Pitcairn Islands
In 1989, local adventurer and explorer Jack S. Grove accidentally discovered the shipwreck of the vessel Acadia at Ducie Atoll, an uninhabited islet in the Pitcairn Island...
Seafood & Scholarships
Proceeds from the Marathon Seafood Festival serve a very important purpose — funding scholarships for local kids. Both the Marathon Chamber of Commerce and the Marathon chapter...
Coronavirus: Schools to stay closed an additional week
Per school officials, Monroe County Schools to extend spring break an additional week, March 23-29, per the direction of the Florida Department of Education.
Per School Board Officials...
BOCC kicks in $500,000 for new CFK Upper Keys Center, votes to support workforce
Two main obstacles to keeping a skilled workforce in the Keys are adequate affordable housing and vocational training. In February, the BOCC voted in favor of increasing...
MHS junior named Sunshine Scholar
Marathon High School junior Katerina Nikiforova has been selected as Monroe County School District’s Sunshine State Scholar for the 2019-2020 school year. The program, sponsored by the...
KYLIE McDANIEL
The Marathon Weekly is proud to partner with Marathon Middle High School faculty and students in choosing “The Student of the Week.” Recipients are chosen on qualifications...
SPRING BREAK EXTENDED
By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles
Schools throughout Monroe County extended spring break to an additional week per the Florida Department of Education’s direction on March 13. With...
