Fire school seeks to keep locals
Monday through Friday, about a dozen Marathon High School students are at their desks at Fire Station No. 14 by 7:30 a.m. On some days, it’s classroom...
Adventurous tale captivates crowd
In 1989, Jack S. Grove discovered the shipwreck of the vessel Acadia at Ducie Atoll, an uninhabited islet and one of four islands in the Pitcairn Island...
Coral Shores culinary teacher secures $50,000 grant for kitchen remodel
At Coral Shores, students in the culinary classroom are hard at work learning the skills and techniques of food preparation and cooking. Under the direction of culinary...
Floats parade down Old Highway
Floats from the Coral Shores’ high school classes, as well as neighboring elementary and middle schools, paraded down Old Highway during the homecoming festivities on Sept. 20....
No more ‘lost opportunities’
At the September BOCC meeting, Monroe County Commissioners voted to approve three separate agenda items to improve workforce training in Monroe County. Kicked off by Commissioner Michelle...
Work underway at college’s new Upper Keys Center
The College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra remembers speaking to Rotary clubs and chambers of commerce in the Upper Keys roughly seven years ago. Entering...
Brother, sister excited for first year at Key Largo
It’s that time of year when students hit the alarm clock, mosey on down to the kitchen for breakfast and hop out the door with backpacks on....
Study: dolphins live just as long, or longer, in captivity
By Sarah Mandile
Two bottlenose dolphins glide underwater as they approach two buttons located on the edge of their enclosure. After simultaneously pushing them, a celebratory buzzer sounds....
Predicting Academic Success (or, What did I do with that crystal ball?)
I’m sure it irritates the current generation of school-age kids just as much as it used to bother me. No sooner are we past the Fourth of...
THE NEW LIBRARIAN Lorena Diaz takes the reins of Marathon’s public library
Talk about the perfect person at the perfect time: Marathon’s new librarian, Lorena Diaz, has stepped up to fill the role at the same time the city’s...
