ADORABLE FURRY FACES AWAIT ADOPTION AT THE SPCA IN MARATHON
Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA’s...
ISLAMORADA CHURCH’S BOAT SHOW HELPS LAUNCH GRADUATES’ DREAMS TO THE TUNE OF $50,000
Island Community Church recently announced the awarding of $50,000 in college scholarships to deserving students in the Middle and Upper Keys. The scholarships are funded by proceeds...
A GROUNDBREAKING STEP FOR MENTAL HEALTH: THE HERON BEGINS REBUILD IN MARATHON
The Guidance/Care Center broke ground on May 22 on the long-anticipated rebuild project at The Heron, the only state-licensed assisted living facility with a limited mental health...
A ‘GOLDEN STANDARD’: MARATHON HIGH HONORS THE CLASS OF 2024
By Alex Rickert and Trinity Jacox
A class of 79 students who began their high school careers with the COVID-19 pandemic walked through the doors of the Marathon...
CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY LIFTS THE VEIL ON SHERIFF’S OFFICE OPERATIONS
I shot two people a couple of weeks ago in Marathon. I also ticketed the city manager for speeding, toured the jail on Plantation Key and was...
NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: PHIL JONES
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve...
MARATHON UNIFIED SOCCER GETS THE GOLD IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE CONTEST
The Marathon unified soccer team, a group bound together by their love for the game, did not come home empty-handed after leaving the Special Olympics Summer Games...
RAINING CASH: MHS CLASS NIGHT SHOWERS GRADS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS
As is tradition, dozens of Marathon High School seniors will need to back up the Brinks truck following the school’s annual Class Night on May 21. For...
IN PICTURES: TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN SENDS 64 SCHOLARS TO COLLEGE
Take Stock in Children graduates, mentors, friends and family from Key Largo to Key West converged on Marathon High School on the morning of May 18 to...
HAVING A SPECIAL EVENT IN MARATHON? YOU NEED A PERMIT FOR THAT
Having a special event? Any production, sale or event in the city of Marathon that is expected to attract more than 250 people needs a temporary use...
