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APPEAL DENIED

Update 9:06 a.m. 08/24/18: Only five setback variances were approved in the last 12 months. The other two occurred in 2017.   All three Marathon Planning...
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Baptist officials answer residents about new hospital tax

Talk of a Middle Keys taxing district to support Fishermen’s Community Hospital in Marathon has been ongoing for five months now.  In an effort to...
And then there were four – Kissick qualifies to run for Marathon City Council - A man smiling for the camera - Forehead

And then there were four – Kissick qualifies to run for Marathon City Council

Marathon resident John Kissick calls himself an average, hard-working citizen without political ties or “cronies to answer to.” The business owner qualified Aug. 10 to...
New Drop-off Rules at Stanley Switlik - A close up of a map - Design

New Drop-off Rules at Stanley Switlik

The entire Stanley Switlik Elementary campus has been reconfigured. When parents arrive on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to drop off their children, it will be...
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Nothing’s free

It is almost impossible to gauge how many people have moved out of the Keys since Hurricane Irma, but Monroe County Commissioners say, “We’re...
BOCC meets Wednesday – Canals, housing on agenda - A truck is parked on the side of a building - Demolition

BOCC meets Wednesday – Canals, housing on agenda

Affordable housing and Keys-wide canal cleanup top the agenda ahead of Wednesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting in Marathon.  The county has received a grant...
ANOTHER PARK? – Council makes offer on Quay property - A body of water with a city in the background - Real Estate

ANOTHER PARK? – Council makes offer on Quay property

The Quay property next to the Island Fish Co. in Marathon could soon be under the ownership of the City of Marathon.  After hearing from...
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FUNDS FOR FISHERMEN’S

Oh, the power of Facebook. During Kimberly Gregory’s Hurricane Irma experience, the Marathon resident and Fishermen’s Community Hospital manager posted often about evacuation, then about...
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CHURCH HOMES

It’s been a quiet plan in the works for months and will eventually help at least 18 Middle Keys households in need. Rev. Canon Debra...
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The race is on

With five and a half months to go until Election Day, two more Marathon residents have put their names on the ballot for Marathon...