GARRETT & GONZALEZ: CITY MANAGER, MAYOR TALK FUTURE OF MARATHON
George Garrett and Luis Gonzalez are both familiar faces about town: Garrett as a longtime planner for City of Marathon, and Gonzalez as a businessman and two-year...
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS HEAD TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Marathon High School’s cross-country team has one more obstacle to overcome — the state championship in Tallahassee this weekend. Well, two, if you count the weather.
“It’s possible...
GARRETT OFFERED (PERMANENT) CITY MANAGER POSITION FOR MARATHON
In a special call meeting to decide on an interim city manager at 3 p.m. today, the Marathon City Council agreed to offer current Planning Director George...
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO DISCUSS MARATHON INTERIM CITY MANAGER
Marathon City Council will hold a special call Zoom meeting to discuss the interim city manager position on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m.
Members of the public...
IT’S A MASHUP BETWEEN A DRIVE-IN MOVIE AND BINGO AND IT’S GONNA BE FUN
This is not your grandma’s bingo. On Saturday, Oct. 24, the community is invited to a drive-up bingo game at Marathon Community Theatre.
This will be an outdoor,...
Man charged after posts with nurse shark, fileting goliath grouper
A 32-year-old man from Callahan, Florida, turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 13 after photos and video allegedly showed him in possession of a nurse shark...
KEYS NEWSPAPER, CHAMBER TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUM OCT. 13
When the 14 candidates for local election gather on Tuesday, Oct. 13, it will be the 10th anniversary of the inaugural Keys Weekly Newspaper and Marathon Chamber...
TWO GOOD GUYS TAKE A STEP UP IN SHERIFF’S AGENCY
“More than any place I’ve worked before, I am so impressed with the community’s fantastic support. The agency is truly loved by the community. I can tell...
Restaurants can fully operate, per governor’s Phase 3 reopening announcement
Flanked by restaurateurs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’d be signing an order immediately allowing restaurants to operate at a minimum capacity of 50%, regardless...
Snorkeler airlifted Sunday after shark bite off Marathon
A 30-year-old Atlanta, Georgia man was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Sunday morning after he was bitten in the shoulder by a shark at Sombrero...
