IN PICTURES: MARATHON BEATS THE HEAT WITH SECOND SUMMER COLOR RUN
Kids and adults alike built their own T-shirt palettes with bursts of colored powder at Marathon’s second Color Run on Aug. 10. Following a course around Marathon...
MARATHON HEADS BACK TO CLASS FOR 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR
An amped-up gang of seniors started the school year off with a bang on Aug. 14 at Marathon High School, hosting a “Senior Sunrise” on Sombrero Beach...
IN PICTURES: MIDDLE KEYS SAILING HOSTS ‘MIXER IN THE MIDDLE’ REGATTA
Instead of angry waves, young sailors found a different type of challenge as they contended with light winds and smooth seas for Middle Keys Sailing’s “Mixer in...
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH MENTORING PROGRAM
Take Stock in Children Monroe is accepting scholarship applications. Monroe County students in grades 6 through 9 who meet the income and academic guidelines are encouraged to...
INDICTMENTS & CHARGES GROW IN TRAUMA STAR DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Alex Rickert
A grand jury has indicted retired county administrator Roman Gastesi, who was slated to return to the top county job...
FINALIST VOTING OPENS FOR 2024 BEST OF MARATHON AWARDS
The primaries are over, but the most crucial voting in Marathon is just beginning. At noon on the day this paper hits newsstands throughout the Middle Keys,...
FINE NEW FIN: MARATHON HIGH DEDICATES TOWERING NEW DOLPHIN MURAL
A towering new dolphin will watch over Marathon High School students for years to come, thanks to one of its own teachers.
On Aug. 16, students, faculty and...
TAKE ME HOME: ADORABLE FACES ARE WAITING AT THE FKSPCA
Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the Florida Keys SPCA’s...
HOW TO ADD TO KEY COLONY’S CITY HALL? COMMISSION DEBATES EXPANSION & FLOODPLAIN CHANGES
After a few dormant months, debate over plans to expand on Key Colony Beach’s existing City Hall building resurfaced at the KCB Commission’s Aug. 15 session.
In December...
BREAKING: GRAND JURY BLASTS COUNTY LEADERS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
By Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
The following is a summary of statements taken directly from the report of a 15-member grand jury that recently indicted former County...
