THIS WEEKEND: SALUTE AMERICA’S HEROES AT HAWKS CAY RESORT
Hawks Cay Resort will hold its 17th annual Heroes Salute on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 to 31. The tradition continues the resort’s longstanding...
TWO OF THREE TRAUMA STAR HELICOPTERS ARRIVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County Fire Rescue (MCFR) and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) took delivery of the first and second of three new Trauma Star...
TWO ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY HAVING SEX AT A MARATHON GAS STATION
A man and woman were arrested on Aug. 22 after Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies say they were having sex at a gas station in...
GREG ROBINSON BECOMES SEVENTH CHALLENGER IN MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RACE
A seventh challenger entered the Marathon City Council race this month, with the addition of executive consultant Greg Robinson.
A four-year resident of the city,...
ARE ICE, TARIFFS & IMPORTS THREATENING FLORIDA KEYS LOBSTER INDUSTRY?
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
In the Florida Keys, immigration enforcement and changing international markets are draining the lifeblood of the island chain’s lobster...
MARATHON CHILD SEX ABUSER FACES FOUR DECADES IN PRISON FOLLOWING STATE CONVICTION
This week, State Attorney Dennis Ward announced that former Marathon resident Eric Edward Cadogan, age 41, has been sentenced to a combined 40 years...
QUICK MARATHON COUNCIL SESSION RECOGNIZES LIFE-SAVING DEPUTIES
The Marathon City Council was able to catch its breath with a light session on Aug. 12, just before budget talks resume in September.
Fire...
A LETTER FROM A RESCUER: WHY SAVING MANATEES MATTERS
At Dolphin Research Center, we are the only licensed manatee rescue team in the entire Florida Keys. We work closely with our in-house veterinarian,...
FWC OFFICER SAVES CAPSIZED KAYAKER
A Middle Keys kayaker in distress got a timely save last month, thanks to the quick action of a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
YELLOW SUBMARINE NO MORE: ABANDONED CRAFT REMOVED FROM BOOT KEY
A 96-foot derelict submarine nestled in the mangroves of Boot Key made its final journey to shore this week.
In what the county dubbed “one...
