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IN PICTURES: TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN GRADUATES 59

Students, mentors, friends and family celebrated together as Monroe County’s Take Stock in Children program celebrated its 22nd annual graduation on May 21 at...
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IN PICTURES: MARATHON FOOTBALL BEATS PALM GLADES IN SPRING GAME

If Marathon’s spring football game on May 18 against the Palm Glades Prep Academy was any indication, the Dolphins could be poised for a...
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STATE LEGISLATORS ADDRESS PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS

A reinsurance program and a crackdown on fraudulent roof claims are among the proposals approved during a special session in Tallahassee to address a...
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CITY OF MARATHON RECEIVES GRANTS FOR COASTAL PLANS & FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT

In May, the city of Marathon announced it has received a $240,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. The funds from the...
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TAKE ME HOME: MISS LUNA LOVES TO PLAY & CUDDLE

Miss Luna is an American bulldog, about 3-1/2 years old. She is loving and affectionate, and just wants to be close to you. She...
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STARS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS EARN NATIONAL CHEER TITLE

Marathon’s Body Language Studio is home to state and national champion competitive cheerleading squads. And most are less than 10 years old. Coached by studio...
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INVESTIGATION INTO RUMORED THREATS AT CORAL SHORES CONTINUES

Rumors circulated again regarding a threat of violence at Coral Shores High School, this time on May 20 before a senior send-off parade organized...
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KEY WEST PORT DIRECTOR RESIGNS

The city of Key West lost its longtime port director on Monday, when Doug Bradshaw submitted his resignation letter to City Manager Patti McLauchlin,...
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IN PICTURES: MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT ISLAMORADA’S HURRICANE MONUMENT REMEMBERS THE FALLEN

The American flag swayed to the breeze as local residents and dignitaries came out to the 1935 Hurricane Monument in Islamorada for the annual...
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IN PICTURES: BOAT BRUNCH BENEFITS POLICE LOVE FUND

Mimosas, bloody Marys and a brunch buffet highlighted a May 21 brunch sail aboard the Argo Navis, which hosted the fundraising brunch for the...