TAX RATE STAYS THE SAME IN MARATHON FOR 4TH YEAR
The City of Marathon voted on Sept. 22 to hold the same millage rate (2.59) for the fourth year in a row. However, the amount of taxes...
Moonis steps down; Key Colony Beach on the hunt for new manager
The way forward will be decided at the Thursday, Oct. 2 meeting of the Key Colony Beach City Council. The council will have two options — to...
Boot Key Harbor operation — about safety and sanitation — starts now
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay announced Monday that his office — working closely with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard —...
An update on the COVID-19 situation at schools
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County has identified a number of staff and students at two schools in the Middle Keys and one school in...
Restaurants can fully operate, per governor’s Phase 3 reopening announcement
Flanked by restaurateurs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’d be signing an order immediately allowing restaurants to operate at a minimum capacity of 50%, regardless...
ROTARY TO THE RESCUE; PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH HOTSPOTS
Marathon’s Rotary Club identified a need early on in the pandemic, when the Monroe County School District switched to virtual learning at the end of the last...
Popular Keys resort expanding, changing brand
By the end of September, Marathon’s Holiday Inn Express will officially be a Fairfield Inn & Suites, part of the Marriott flagship. The hotel on the east...
State has repaid Keys city for some Irma expenses
When Hurricane Irma rolled through the Middle Keys in 2017, the City of Marathon had saved enough to pay for its “A” and “B” hurricane expenses: debris...
Snorkeler airlifted Sunday after shark bite off Marathon
A 30-year-old Atlanta, Georgia man was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Sunday morning after he was bitten in the shoulder by a shark at Sombrero...
Senmartin cleared of first ethics violation charge
On Sept. 11, the state Commission on Ethics found Marathon Councilman Mark Senmartin not guilty of misusing his position by trademarking the City of Marathon seal or...
