Axford & Horan vie for Southernmost school board seat

The Keys Weekly wants Monroe County voters to get to know the candidates who seek to represent them at all levels of city and...

Sue Woltanski & Chelyn Shaw seek school board District 5 seat

CHELYN SHAW How long have you lived in the Florida Keys, where do you currently live, and what drew you here? I moved to Key...

New DeSantis-installed CFK board seeks termination of longtime president ‘Dr. G’

A revamped college board — with six new members appointed by the governor in only the past six months — is seeking termination of...

Keys school district recognizes teams, talks summer and athletics

There may be less traffic on U.S. 1, but there are still 737 students attending summer school in Monroe County.  School board chairman John Dick...

MARATHON YACHT CLUB WELCOMES SWITLIK’S SUPER READERS

The Marathon Yacht Club recently welcomed and honored Stanley Switlik Elementary School’s top young readers with a special celebration lunch recognizing their dedication, enthusiasm...

SHE’S DONE IT ALL: SWITLIK’S LINDA SCHAEFER RETIRES AFTER 34 YEARS WITH KEYS SCHOOLS

When it comes to Monroe County schools, Stanley Switlik principal Linda Schaefer has done – well, just about all of it. And on May...

IN PICTURES: MARATHON BIDS FAREWELL TO THE CLASS OF 2026

A gym packed to the brim cheered on the Class of 2026 at Marathon High School’s commencement exercises on May 28. The 119-member class earned...

IN PICTURES: DOLPHINS SWIM ON AFTER SWITLIK MOVING UP CEREMONY

Seventy-nine fifth graders stood together as elementary school students at Stanley Switlik for one final time on May 28 as the school celebrated its...

ONE FOR THE BOOKS: PKS PRINCIPAL LISA TAYLOR SET TO RETIRE

Lisa Taylor, a 34-year career educator in the Upper Keys, is retiring at the end of June from the Monroe County School District. She...

IN PICTURES: MARATHON GRADS EARN $2.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AT 2026 CLASS NIGHT

Marathon businesses, civic organizations, colleges and nonprofits backed up the Brinks truck to the performing arts center at Marathon  High School on May 26...