Postal employee on workers’ comp caught running Boston Marathon

A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...]
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/postal-employee-workers-comp-caught-running-boston-marathon-175558832.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:42:41 -0700

Ex-postal worker convicted of fraud after running marathon while off mail carrying duty

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — Prosecutors say a former Florida postal worker ran in the Boston Marathon and participated in other athletic events while claiming her back was too badly hurt to deliver the mail. A U.S. District Court jury agreed on Tuesday. Jurors convicted 55-year-old Jacquelyn V. Myers of Tallahassee of health care fraud and making false statements to collect workers ...
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bizarre/content/ex-postal-worker-convicted-fraud-after-running-marathon-while-mail-carrying-duty

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:16 -0700

Mile Markers

FLORIDA KEYS Concert group extends discount The Florida Keys Concert Association is extending its 2013 "early bird" season ticket price until May 31. The cost is $75 for its six... read more
http://keysnews.com/node/40020

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 22:14:34 -0700

Latest blow on windstorm coverage: Short-term rentals

Possible damage to the vacation-rental and construction industries was front and center during a meeting of Middle Keys real estate agents in Marathon Monday.
http://www.keysnet.com/2012/05/23/449057/latest-blow-on-windstorm-coverage.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 02:56:47 -0700

Athletics: US Road Sports & Entertainment Group Purchases The Palm Beaches Marathon

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (May 18, 2012)---Eight years after its dramatic debut with a spectator-lined course and capacity crowd finish area -- despite a torrential downpour -- the popular Palm Beaches Marathon has been sold by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches to the Dallas-based US Road Sports and Entertainment Group.
http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news_2012/rw_news_201205109_Palm_Beaches.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:56 -0700

Boot-shaped chicken nugget up for auction

MARATHON, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's office is selling a chicken nugget shaped like a cowboy boot to benefit its program for children.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/05/15/Boot-shaped-chicken-nugget-up-for-auction/UPI-99051337110806/

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:21:07 -0700

Local sports briefs: Rugby team wins; register now for 2013 Music Marathon

Local briefs: Rugby team wins; register now for 2013 Music Marathon.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120511/SPORTS/305110025

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 22:19:01 -0700

Cabinet meeting in the Keys for first time in a long time

For the first time in a long time, a state Cabinet meeting was held in the Florida Keys – and at a school: Stanley Switlik Elementary School in Marathon, a small town in the Middle Keys. Not much official business took place during the public two-hour meeting Tuesday morning. Gov. Rick Scott , Attorney General Pam Bondi , Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and CFO Jeff Atwater approved ...
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/cabinet-meeting-keys-first-time-long-time

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 13:17:31 -0700

Lance Armstrong: Back On Top

Some 22 years after his last triathlon win, Armstrong took the top spot at Ironman 70.3 Florida. A conversation with the comeback king.
http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012/05/news/lance-armstrong-back-on-top_54072

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:06:20 -0700

Florida basking in record tourism numbers even as overall state economy still recovering

St. Petersburg's Rock 'n' Roll half marathon in February generated millions for the local economy. Read more here . (Photo: Tyler Tjomsland, Tampa Bay Times.) Wake up and good morning . Florida's going gaga over an apparent boom in tourism in an otherwise sluggish economy. Why the invasion of tourists? Better marketing? Pent-up demand from the recession? It's not as if northerners are flooding ...
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/venturebiz/content/florida-basking-record-tourism-numbers-even-overall-state-economy-still-recovering

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 04:58:40 -0700