MHS FIVE-SPORT VARSITY LETTER WINNER NAMED TO STATE COMMITTEE
Marathon High School senior Rylan Chapa has been chosen as one of 16 student-athletes in the state to be appointed to the Florida High School Athletic Association...
BEST OF MARATHON AWARD OGs LOVE THEIR COMMUNITY
According to Dictionary.com, the term “OG,” which originally stood for “Original Gangster,” has come to mean “a slang term for someone who’s incredibly exceptional, authentic, or ‘old-school.’...
KEYS SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT: ‘I WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER KID LOST IN THE SYSTEM’
Edian Hernandez is a Keys kid with a dream. He is currently attending Orlando’s Universal Technical Institute for auto mechanics. It’s five days a week from 6...
Best of Marathon Recap: Everyone Wins at Annual Awards Gala
The excitement of the Best of Marathon reached its crescendo this past Saturday night when the winners of the 2021 people’s choice awards were announced at the...
10 FOR THE PRICE OF 1 – MARATHON THEATER BRINGS VARIETY TO CAROL BURNETT...
If you find yourself with a short attention span during traditional theatrical productions, fear not; MCT’s newest main stage production packs 10 shows into one.
In a departure...
Vegetation removal from West Fanny Key sparks residents’ outcry
When Marathon resident Bob Williams set out on Sunday, Sept. 19 for his daily swim around East and West Fanny Key, two small islands on the gulf...
IN PICTURES: 6 YEAR OLD UNITES VOLUNTEERS FOR MARATHON CLEANUP DAY
In May, 6-year-old Landry Sayer petitioned the Marathon City Council to “Stop Trashing Marathon!” Sick of seeing litter piled up on the side of the road during...
MHS FINS FALL IN GAME…BUT THE CROWD WAS ROCKING
Marathon played host to Miami’s Archbishop Carroll on Sept. 17 in their first home game of the season. “It felt great playing in front of our home...
IN PICTURES: MARATHON FINALLY CELEBRATES OPENING OF NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At last, local school officials and other Monroe County dignitaries gathered together with students and faculty to celebrate the ribbon-cutting and official opening of the all-new Stanley...
ON CALL 24/7: LONGTIME NURSE DEVOTED HER LIFE TO TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
Even when she was a little girl, Cheryl Cottrell always wanted to be a nurse. Always. She would play nurse with her dolls and read the “Nurse...
