A ‘GOLDEN STANDARD’: MARATHON HIGH HONORS THE CLASS OF 2024
By Alex Rickert and Trinity Jacox
A class of 79 students who began their high school careers with the COVID-19 pandemic walked through the doors...
A GROUNDBREAKING STEP FOR MENTAL HEALTH: THE HERON BEGINS REBUILD IN MARATHON
The Guidance/Care Center broke ground on May 22 on the long-anticipated rebuild project at The Heron, the only state-licensed assisted living facility with a...
ISLAMORADA CHURCH’S BOAT SHOW HELPS LAUNCH GRADUATES’ DREAMS TO THE TUNE OF $50,000
Island Community Church recently announced the awarding of $50,000 in college scholarships to deserving students in the Middle and Upper Keys. The scholarships are...
ADORABLE FURRY FACES AWAIT ADOPTION AT THE SPCA IN MARATHON
Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some “furever” friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption “match” at the...
FREE PROGRAM HELPS MEN FIGURE OUT FATHERHOOD
Billy Davis, well known in the Florida Keys as the child and family advocate with the booming voice and seemingly endless reservoir of energy...
11-YEAR-OLD TANNER SNOWDEN LEADS A TEAM OF MIDDLE KEYS KIDS BUILDING BATTLE BOTS
When one thinks of a combat robotics competition, familiar TV shows may come to mind such as “BattleBots” or movies like “Big Hero 6.”...
PAUL RICKERT: A FATHER’S DAY PROFILE BY HIS SON ALEX
My dad was born in the land of fast horses and smooth bourbon – no, really, my Nana’s maiden name is Beam. When people...
GEORGE KOLER: A FATHER’S DAY PROFILE BY HIS SON JASON
Born in northeast Ohio and raised in a large extended family, my dad passed along so much more than his affinity for Cleveland sports,...
A SALUTE TO POPS: MARATHON FAMILIES CELEBRATE THEIR FATHERS
They’re quick with a joke or the turn of a wrench, they’re always willing to teach their kids the best tips and tricks, and...
TOP OF THE CLASS: MARATHON VALEDICTORIAN MARQUISHA ABRAHAM
Senior Marquisha Abraham’s graduation speech, while reflecting upon the past four years at Marathon High School, also focused upon Abraham’s unique upbringing. She grew...
