Stanley Switlik Elementary is welcoming students back
Last week, Kindergarten and first-grade students returned on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it was second and third grades. On Thursday and Friday, respectively, the fourth and fifth-grade students...
Modified sports schedule starts for MHS Dolphins
The endless summer has come to a halt as Monroe schools begin letting students back into the classroom and as Marathon High School is eager to announce...
Marathon’s dynamic duo: Elizabeth & Derek
First of all, it’s pronounced “scut,” like “scuttlebutt.” Derek Schut owns and operates All Keys Glass and Elizabeth Schut is the risk management officer for the City...
MHS players practicing on the field
The Marathon High School football team has started practice in preparation for its home opener on Friday, Oct. 2. With a roster of more than 30 players,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
