The Marathon City Council convened on Tuesday, May 11, with a relatively light agenda, although several inspiring moments â not uncommon in small city council meetings â highlighted the evening.
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay set the tone early by recognizing and introducing a âspecial guest,â Canine Coral, one of the departmentâs drug-sniffing dogs, who entertained those on hand with some brief scurrying and sniffing throughout the audience.
Later, Mayor Luis Gonzalez introduced 6-year-old Landry Sayer, a Stanley Switlick kindergartner whoâd asked to address the city council with a short video, because âshe was trying to make a difference,â as Gonzalez explained. What followed was a short, well-produced video on how this little âtrash activist,â who walked her dog every night while also picking up trash, wanted to help clean up Marathon. After the video, Gonzalez pledged to arrange a city-wide cleanup event in the fall, based on
The Seven-Mile Bridge Run returns on Saturday, April 17, after a hiatus due to COVID-19.
Motorists and residents should plan accordingly and help spread the word as the bridge will be shut down in both directions for three hours, according to Monroe County Sheriffâs Office spokesman Adam Linhardt.
Plan to be across the bridge by 6 a.m. to avoid being stuck on one side or the other.
Traffic flow will resume at approximately 9 a.m.
Motorists and residents should expect delays, Linhardt said.
Runners will start from the west side of the bridge and run toward the east side of the bridge this year.
Seven Mile Bridge Run returns after missing last year
April 16, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) The Seven Mile Bridge Run in the Florida Keys is back after being cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The race is set for Saturday morning with protocols in place to mitigate potential COVID-19 transmission, officials said. Monroe County deputies will halt traffic in both directions for three hours along the the Seven Mile Bridge, the longest span of 42 bridges that run over water in the Keys.
Registration was only opened to the 1,500 runners who had signed up for the cancelled 2020 competition, race director Ginger Sayer said. About 1,000 entrants have registered.
Seven Mile Bridge Run Returns in Florida Keys After Missing Last Year The race is set for Saturday morning with protocols in place to mitigate potential COVID-19 transmission, officials said
Published 2 hours ago •
Updated 2 hours ago
The Seven Mile Bridge Run in the Florida Keys is back after being cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The race is set for Saturday morning with protocols in place to mitigate potential COVID-19 transmission, officials said. Monroe County deputies will halt traffic in both directions for three hours along the the Seven Mile Bridge, the longest span of 42 bridges that run over water in the Keys.