IN PICTURES: TURTLE HOSPITAL HONORS PARTNERSHIP WITH COAST GUARD
In recognition of one of the island’s finest partnerships, Marathon’s Turtle Hospital hosted a Coast Guard Appreciation Day on (DATE) to celebrate the guardsmen and women who...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES SENIORS ON DAY 1
It’s back-to-school time in Marathon.
Aug. 10 saw the eagerly-awaited return of students to Stanley Switlik Elementary School and Marathon Middle/High School for a year of learning and...
IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS TEACHERS & STUDENTS EMBARK ON A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Another summer has come and gone. Aug. 10 marked the first day of school for students and teachers in the Keys. Before school began, Plantation Key School...
IN PICTURES: FIRST RESPONDERS HOLD ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING IN THE UPPER KEYS
Keys law enforcement agencies, fire rescue and EMS collaborated with The University of Miami Gordon Center for active shooter training and drills on Aug. 6. The Gordon...
AUG. 23 PRIMARY WILL ELECT NEXT COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 5 – 2022 DECISION...
Two Republicans are vying for the Monroe County Commission’s District 5 seat representing Tavernier through Ocean Reef. Holly Merrill Raschein, who was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis...
9 CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RACE
REFERENDUMS AFFECT THE RACEThe end of the official qualifying period on Aug. 9 for the 2022 Marathon City Council race found a total of nine candidates ready...
PLANNING DIRECTOR: ISLAMORADA’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ‘CUMBERSOME’ & ‘COMPLICATED’
Cumbersome and complicated: Those were the words Planning Director Dan Gulizio provided to the Islamorada dais regarding the village’s current land development regulations.
Gulizio, who’s been with the...
THIS WEEKEND: GRAND OPENING SET FOR MARATHON’S ROTARY PARK
The city of Marathon will hold a grand opening of the Marathon Rotary Park playground on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. Marathon families are encouraged to...
SPORTS WRAP, AUG. 18: PREVIEWING THE FALL FOOTBALL SEASON
By Tracy McDonald
All three Monroe County high schools have been putting in the work this month in anticipation of the fall football season. Preseason competition begins on...
3 KEY COLONY BEACH COUNCIL CANDIDATES VYING FOR 2 OPEN SEATS – 2022 DECISION...
The Key Colony Beach City Commission race will leave out just one candidate, as three have qualified to vie for the two open seats on the commission....
