TOWN RALLIES WITH $1 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR MHS GRADS
It’s a long ceremony, but worth it. On May 25, Marathon High School seniors received $1,000,163 in scholarships and awards. The bulk of it is awarded via...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN AWARDS 57 SCHOLARSHIPS TO KEYS STUDENTS
It was 1998 when a man the community would come to know well spoke at a Key West luncheon at the Casa Marina Resort.
John Padget introduced a...
KEY WEST STUDENT CHOSEN AS 1 OF 50 ‘FREEDOM WRITERS’ WORLDWIDE
When their struggles became stories, young writers became warriors.
Remember the 2007 movie, “Freedom Writers,” with Hilary Swank as California teacher Erin Gruwell, who transformed a class of...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS HONORS GRADUATES
The College of the Florida Keys held an outdoor ceremony on May 7 to celebrate the spring graduating Class of 2021 on the Key West. The event,...
History of Diving Museum celebrates military
This May, the History of Diving Museum celebrates past and active military service members through special programming and visiting opportunities.
Since opening in 2005, the History of Diving...
BREAKING NEWS: LOCAL TEEN ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUN ON SCHOOL BUS
Key West Police Department reported the following about an incident that occurred Wednesday morning:
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Key West Police received information about a teen who...
RACIAL SLUR AT SUGARLOAF SCHOOL CONFIRMED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district officials acted quickly on May 7 to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent...
Marathon artist strikes the right chord
In the heart of the Florida Keys, I recently discovered a hidden treasure. I was not out on Sombrero Beach with a metal detector, nor did I...
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL DISTRICT INVESTIGATING RACISM ALLEGATIONS
School district officials acted quickly on Friday to investigate allegations of racism at Sugarloaf School.
“We have zero tolerance for bullying and harassment in our schools,” Superintendent Theresa...
COMMUNITY HELPS MARATHON LIBRARY STAFF MOVE INTO NEW BUILDING
“Goodbye Week” at the old Marathon library facility runs through Friday, April 30 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The library staff needs help moving books to the...
