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COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an...
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REARVIEW REFLECTIONS OF 2022

2022 brought no shortage of headlines to Marathon, many of which began in the first months of the year and look to continue well...
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MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MONITORS SUBTROPICAL STORM NICOLE

Monroe County Emergency Management, in coordination with the National Weather Service in Key West and the Florida Division of Emergency Management, is closely monitoring...
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IN PICTURES: MARATHON TAKES A HIT, BUT AVOIDS THE WORST OF HURRICANE IAN

Well, it certainly wasn’t nothing. But when all was said and done, the Florida Keys got lucky – relatively speaking – in the wake...
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STORM UPDATE: SCHOOLS TO REOPEN FRIDAY; SURGE FLOODING STILL IMPACTING UPPER KEYS

The worst is over for the Florida Keys, where damage assessments and repairs are now the primary focus following flooding and tropical storm winds...
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HURRICANE IAN FLOODS KEY WEST, DOWNS TREES & CUTS POWER

By Jim McCarthy, Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles A strengthening Hurricane Ian skirted past the Florida Keys beginning Sept. 27, delivering storm surge and tropical...
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BREAKING NEWS: PARASAIL CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN FATAL CRASH IN MARATHON, FLORIDA

On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, of Marathon on a warrant for...
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COMING TO AMERICA, PART 1: WHAT’S HAPPENING TO MIGRANTS ARRIVING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?

By Alex Rickert, Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles Migrant landings by Cubans and Haitians in the Florida Keys have become a near-daily headline. A growing...
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BOY LOSES PART OF LEG AFTER SHARK BITE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

A 10-year-old visitor to the Keys underwent surgery to amputate a portion of his leg after being bitten by a shark at Looe Key...
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BOAT RAMP & BEACH PARKING FEES COMING SOON FOR MARATHON VISITORS

Usage fees and parking fees for non-residents at Marathon’s public boat ramps and Sombrero Beach are about to become a reality … most likely. A...