A CLOSER LOOK AT MARATHON’S NEW SIGN CODE
Pending its second public hearing and final approval at the regularly scheduled Marathon City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 8, the City of Marathon will have a...
RESCUED LOGGERHEAD TURTLE RELEASED WITH SATELLITE TRACKER
Just in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a large 230-pound male loggerhead turtle, rehabilitated at the Turtle Hospital after being found entangled...
FISHERMEN’S HOSPITAL EARNS RADIOLOGY ACCREDITATION
Fishermen’s Community Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of re-accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result of a recent review by the American College of...
COVID UPDATE: NEW STATE GUIDANCE PUSHES BACK AGAINST CORPORATE MASKING
New guidance in Florida is advising against masking requirements from corporate headquarters and recommending less isolation for those who are positive with COVID-19.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and state...
DISPLACED COCO PLUM APARTMENT TENANTS STILL SEEKING ANSWERS
With less than one week until the deadline to vacate their building, many residents of Mariner’s Place apartments on Coco Plum Drive are still searching for answers.
The...
HOSPITAL TAX, BRIDGE REPAIRS & SIGNS MONOPOLIZE MARATHON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Attendees of the March 8 Marathon City Council meeting were met with a testy evening between citizens and council members as discussion of Marathon’s special taxing district,...
NEW MARATHON PERMIT PROCESS COULD EXTEND WAIT TIME
The State Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has rescinded its 17-year agreement with the City of Marathon concerning permit review. The change means that Marathon permit applicants...
WAIT TIME GROWS AS STATE DEO WANTS TO SEE ALL MARATHON PERMITS
A disagreement between the City of Marathon and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) could keep Marathon permit applicants waiting up to 75 days for state...
MARATHON PLANNING COMMISSION TACKLES ZONING & LAND USE CHANGE
At its monthly meeting on March 21, the City of Marathon Planning Commission recommended the city council approve ordinances amending the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from...
CRANE POINT JOINS NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES
When Charlotte Quinn, CEO of Crane Point Museum and Nature Center, says “Things are happening at Crane Point,” she means business, and on a national scale. Crane...
