$519-MILLION BUDGET APPROVED BY MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Monroe county commissioners unanimously adopted a $519-million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year during a final budget hearing at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key...
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 one charge of...
KCB COMMISSION CANDIDATES: WHAT IS KEY COLONY’S BIGGEST ISSUE?
In an effort to provide greater familiarity and communication between the Key Colony Beach City Commission candidates and our readers, the Marathon Weekly sent each of them...
MARATHON COUNCIL QUESTIONS: WHAT SHOULD MARATHON BE TALKING MORE ABOUT?
In an effort to provide greater familiarity and communication between the nine Marathon City Council candidates and our readers, the Marathon Weekly sent each prospective council member...
IN PICTURES: WRIGHT BARROWS PLLC HOSTS OPENING RECEPTION
Two Marathon attorneys invited their community to celebrate the passing of a legal torch as Tom Wright and new firm owner Tony Barrows celebrated the announcement of...
KCB COMMISSION CANDIDATE QUESTION: WHAT CAN YOU BRING TO THE DAIS?
In an effort to provide greater familiarity and communication between the Key Colony Beach City Commission candidates and our readers, the Marathon Weekly sent each of them...
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 collection of handmade...
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 Reef on Aug....
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 push from councilwoman...
123 HAITIAN MIGRANTS LAND IN MARATHON, FLORIDA
On Aug. 8, the Florida Keys experienced its second large migrant landing in less than three days, as a large sailboat carrying a total of 123 Haitian...
