APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR $100K IN MARATHON NONPROFIT FUNDING
The city of Marathon has announced the opening of the nonprofit funding application period, now until Tuesday, June 30.
The purpose of this funding is...
MARATHON COUNCIL EYES FUTURE FLOODING THREATS & RISING PROJECT COSTS
On top of an extensive discussion over Marathon’s recently-terminated fire chief, the city council tackled a packed agenda in its May 12 meeting, approving...
FWC BANS EXPORT OF THREATENED MARINE LIFE
Social media outrage over a viral manta ray collection video from 2025 made it all the way to Tallahassee, as the Florida Fish and...
IN PICTURES: WINNERS REEL IN CASH IN 20TH ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY DOLPHIN TOURNEY
A mad dash to the deep blue on May 9 ended in an awards ceremony at the Marathon Yacht Club for the 20th annual...
SECOND-TIME SAVE: CREWS RESCUE EMACIATED MANATEE CALF… AGAIN
On May 5, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) responded to an urgent call to assist in the rescue of a severely emaciated manatee calf at...
MARATHON OFFICIALS & FORMER FIRE CHIEF SPAR OVER DISMISSAL
A show of support for recently-fired Fire Chief James Muro from residents and fire rescue personnel, along with a statement from Muro himself, headlined...
YES CHEF! CARL ‘CHEF FLAVOR’ STANTON WINS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Pro Start kitchen at Marathon High School, Carl “Chef Flavor” Stanton is cooking up more than meals – he’s turning on the...
LEADERSHIP MONROE COUNTY CLASS XXXIII RAISES $25K FOR KEYS AHEC
A “Keys Together Spring Festival” provided an all-day celebration in Marathon to put a bow on a year of learning for Leadership Monroe County’s...
CITY HALL RALLY BLASTS ICE TACTICS AFTER ALLEGED GUN INCIDENT IN MARATHON
One week after a Customs and Border Patrol agent reportedly held a gun to the head of a legal worker in Marathon, Middle Keys...
‘AN EVENING OF GRATITUDE’ RAISES $324K FOR FISHERMEN’S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Nearly 200 guests attended ‘An Evening of Gratitude’ benefiting Baptist Health Fishermen’s Community Hospital, on April 10 at Oceanfront Park in Marathon. The event...
