EXPERT TEAM HELPS DISTRESSED 12-FOOT SAWFISH IN MARATHON
I’m not a morning person, but there are some days when an early wake-up call doesn’t bother me one bit. March 20 was one...
KEY COLONY BEACH MAKES CITY HALL PROGRESS – BUT GETS A RUDE INTERRUPTION
The March 17 special session of the Key Colony Beach City Commission provided a window into the upcoming remodel and expansion for City Hall...
PROTECT THE LOCALS: KEEPING WILD DOLPHINS SAFE MEANS KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Picture this: You’re out on the water, catching some fish for dinner in your prime spot when someone boats over, right on top of...
IN PICTURES: TURTLE HOSPITAL CELEBRATES RELEASE OF REHABBED AMPUTEE TURTLE
A lost flipper couldn’t deter a 220-pound green sea turtle’s return to her ocean home, as Marathon’s Turtle Hospital celebrated a successful offshore release...
IN PICTURES: THE ORIGINAL MARATHON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL WAS A HIT
There’s a reason throngs of locals and visitors wait all year for the Original Marathon Seafood Festival. One year away from its 50th anniversary,...
‘RAPID UNSCHEDULED DISASSEMBLY’: SPACEX STARSHIP EXPLODES IN SKIES NEAR FLORIDA KEYS
On March 6, dozens of videos of the fiery skies over Marathon spread like wildfire on social media when a test flight of SpaceX’s...
JAMES W. MORGAN III APPOINTED TO 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
The newest face on the bench of Florida’s 16th Judicial Circuit is one already widely familiar in the Florida Keys. In a press release...
DESANTIS AXES MARINE SANCTUARY RESTORATION PLAN IN STATE WATERS
In a move striking a critical blow to the Florida Keys’ marine ecosystem, Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed all components of the Florida Keys...
MARATHON SOPHOMORE CADEN PITCHER EARNS $1,500 CHECK FOR IT PREMIER PATHWAY CERTIFICATIONS
Caden Pitcher, a sophomore at Marathon High School, was awarded a $1,500 check from the IT Premier Pathway Program in recognition of his outstanding...
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ALLEN PARRISH WORK TO HONOR HIS ENDURING LEGACY IN MARATHON
By Allison Morgan
More than a century ago, before there were roads and back when just a handful of families lived in the Keys, William...





















