MARATHON COUNCIL CANDIDATES PUT DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY IN ANNUAL FORUM
Candidates in the Middle Keys’ only local election for 2025 shared the dais for the first time on Oct. 1 as the Keys Weekly...
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: DEBATED ISSUES FROM THE MARATHON CANDIDATE FORUM
In an Oct. 1 candidate forum, Marathon City Council candidates referenced a number of items in Marathon’s budget and city charter, along with allegations...
RUNNING ON FUMES: BUILDING RIGHTS ARE ALMOST GONE IN MARATHON
As a law providing new building rights to the Florida Keys remains at a standstill amid legal challenges, the city of Marathon will need...
(ALMOST) CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF: MARATHON RUNWAY IS NEARLY FINISHED
It’s almost time to fly.
The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport’s runway project is nearing completion, county airport marketing and communications manager Katie Atkins announced...
MARATHON FINALIZES 2025-26 BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE
On Sept. 23, the Marathon City Council unanimously approved the final budget for fiscal year 2025-26 that includes a property tax rollback for the...
STOP THE STEAL: SANCTUARY SEEKS DIVERS’ HELP TO STOP SHIPWRECK LOOTING
When the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary created its Shipwreck Trail, it established an underwater guide for the public to uncover stories behind nine...
IT’S BEEN BUGGY: MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT HOLDS INFO SESSIONS AMID SURGING POPULATIONS
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District held a series of public meetings from Sept. 15 to 17 in Key West, Marathon and Key Largo...
SCOTT WILLIAMSON’S JOURNEY IN RECREATION BEGAN IN UNLIKELY PLACES
He’s the ringmaster of recreation over at Marathon Community Park, but many may be surprised to find that before his career as a banker,...
NO TAX INCREASE FOR 2026, MARATHON COUNCIL SAYS
Marathon will look to spend down its year-plus of reserve funds in an effort not to raise taxes in 2025-26, the city council concluded...
ROTARY CLUB OF MARATHON WELCOMES NEW COMPANION CLUB FOR EVENING MEETINGS
The Rotary Club of Marathon has been part of the Middle Keys community since 1961, quietly working behind the scenes to lend a helping...
