THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
LOCAL FAMILIES LACE UP SNEAKERS FOR AN ALZHEIMER’S CURE
Bud Conlin is a retired elementary school principal. Marta Bonatz is a retired national sales manager who spent 30 years with DuPont. Both now live in Key...
KEYS HISTORY: SAINT NICK IN THE KEYS
One thing that can be said about Florida is that the Sunshine State’s history dates back a fair distance. As someone who looks into the history of...
BLUE ANGELS ARE COMING BACK IN MARCH
“Ready. … Hit it.”
With those three words, the U.S. Navy’s elite flying team point the noses of their F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets skyward and take off...
SET YOUR ALARMS FOR 6 A.M.: 7 MILE BRIDGE RUN REGISTRATION OPENS JAN. 23
The date for the 44th annual 7 Mile Bridge Run is April 5, 2025. Plans are to again run from west to east.
Registration for the race is...
BODYBUILDER NATALIA MCCABE MUSCLES HER WAY TO A WIN IN FORT LAUDERDALE
Marathon's very own Natalia McCabe has recently cemented her status as a true champion in the world of bodybuilding.
The 30-year-old powerhouse competed in the prestigious National Physique...
SCIENTISTS DEVELOP TOOL TO COMBAT INVASIVE BURMESE PYTHONS
Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida’s defenses against invasive species: a DNA-based environmental monitoring test that can pinpoint where...
IN PICTURES: ISLAMORADA NURSING HOME RESIDENT TURNS 100
A community room at Oasis at the Keys Nursing & Rehab transformed into a festive celebration for resident Nieves Cobacho’s 100th birthday on Nov. 30. Awaiting Cobacho’s...
HEALTH DEPT. OPENS HEALTH CLINIC AT COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe), in collaboration with the College of the Florida Keys (CFK) and Rural Health Network, last month opened the...
MARKED SAFE: HURRICANE FLAGS BURNED IN KEY WEST TO MARK END OF THE SEASON
A group of Florida Keys residents used rum to ignite and burn hurricane warning flags Saturday at Key West’s Truman Waterfront to mark the official Nov. 30...
