PAIR OF FIRST-EVER EVENTS HIGHLIGHT A HUGE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN MARATHON
Whether you like to spend your weekend sipping cocktails by day or you’re looking for a family-friendly winter wonderland at night, this weekend is for you.
Two brand-new...
THREAT PROMPTS MORNING LOCKDOWN AT MARATHON HIGH; STUDENTS & STAFF SAFE
Students and staff at MHS were under lockdown for more than an hour after the school reportedly received a recorded bomb threat on the morning of Dec....
SET YOUR ALARMS FOR 6 A.M.: 7 MILE BRIDGE RUN REGISTRATION OPENS JAN. 23
The date for the 44th annual 7 Mile Bridge Run is April 5, 2025. Plans are to again run from west to east.
Registration for the race is...
MARATHON WOKSHOP PACKS THE HOUSE AS CITY HONES IN ON BUILDING RIGHTS REQUEST
A full house at Marathon’s Dec. 3 city council workshop had no shortage of passionate opinions as the board weighs a request for additional building allocations from...
IN PICTURES: FARO BLANCO’S ICONIC LIGHTHOUSE DAZZLES TO START THE HOLIDAYS
A sure sign of the season arrived in the Middle Keys on the final day of November as Faro Blanco Resort and Faro Blanco Marina hosted an...
HOW MUCH MORE BUILDING IN MARATHON? DEC. 3 WORKSHOP TO HELP DECIDE CITY’S REQUEST
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the city of Marathon will hold another workshop to help determine Marathon’s future rate of growth. The public is encouraged to attend to...
MARATHON MAN CONVICTED ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES
State Attorney Dennis Ward announced on Nov. 25 that Edmund Christopher James has been found guilty of animal cruelty, a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida Statute 828.12(1). The...
BIG PINE WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY DROWNING PUPPY
A Big Pine Key woman was is behind bars after allegedly drowning a puppy and asking to bury it in her neighbor’s yard, according to arrest documents...
MARATHON DELAYS BUILDING RIGHTS REQUEST & INSTALLS NEW COUNCIL
A new-look Marathon City Council stopped short of a final request for building allocations at its Nov. 12 session, delaying the decision to December to allow for...
JOHN BARTUS: HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY, MARATHON!
This past Saturday marked a special anniversary for the Middle Keys. Before we get there, let’s turn the clocks back a bit.
It was November 1997. People throughout...
