ISLAMORADA COUNCIL CANDIDATES TALK WORKFORCE STRUGGLES & LAND PURCHASES
Eight candidates enter the race for one of four seats on the Islamorada Village Council. The election is pivotal in a village facing major issues, including workforce...
MARATHON COUNCIL HOPEFULS ANSWER THE TOUGH QUESTIONS IN CANDIDATE FORUM
Hopefuls in the 2024 Marathon City Council race took turns at the plate in Monday night’s Keys Weekly and Marathon Chamber of Commerce political forum, fielding questions...
BREAKING: DUSTIN HUFF TO WITHDRAW FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RACE
The 2024 Marathon City Council race will now come down to four candidates, as longtime local Dustin Huff confirmed to the Weekly that he plans to withdraw...
IN THEIR WORDS: MARATHON COUNCIL CANDIDATES OUTLINE THEIR VISION FOR THE CITY
Each week, in an effort to provide greater familiarity and communication between the five Marathon City Council candidates and our readers, the Marathon Weekly will print candidates’...
MARATHON ENFORCES TEMPORARY SIGN ORDINANCE
The city of Marathon is diligently enforcing its temporary-sign law, which affects campaign signs for those seeking elected office in Monroe County.
Marathon’s law (107.622) unequivocally states that...
MARATHON FINALIZES 24-25 BUDGET & STAFF RAISES
Marathon reaffirmed its commitment not to raise property taxes for 2024-25 at its final budget hearing on Sept. 24 – but not without another short round of...
COUNTY OPENS EMERGENCY OPS CENTER IN TIME FOR TROPICAL STORM WATCH
Monroe County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) officially opened on Sept. 23 at the west end of the Marathon airport. Later the same day, the $37 million facility...
43 MIGRANTS LAND ON SOMBRERO BEACH
Marathon’s Sombrero Beach had some early visitors on the morning of Sept. 17, as U.S. Border Patrol officials announced they had taken 43 Cuban migrants into custody...
DUCK KEY RESIDENTS WANT ANSWERS AS BRIDGE CONTRACTOR NEARS DEFAULT DATE
It was January 2021 when Monroe County began the first of three necessary multimillion-dollar bridge replacements on Duck Key. Four summers later, while one of the three...
BREAKING: GRAND JURY BLASTS COUNTY LEADERS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
By Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
The following is a summary of statements taken directly from the report of a 15-member grand jury that recently indicted former County...
