Local News

A twin engine plane carrying two people crash landed at the Cedar Key Airport Saturday afternoon. Neither the pilot, Mathias H. Ejegaard, 24, nor the passenger, Ezekiel G. Andrews, was injured.

Bill Tseko of Inverness told police that the plane attempted to land, pulled up and did a fly by, then attempted to land again, touching down about 3/4 the way down the runway. The plane skidded 355 feet before stopping in the saw grass.

In October Felicia Ann "Red" Fine, 22, and Charles Edwin Duke, 23, picked up a marriage license. They had been in an off and on relationship for several years.

They returned from their honeymoon on Nov. 3 and Fine, who worked as a front desk clerk at Island Place in Cedar Key, went to work the next day. Duke did not go to work.

When she came home, the couple argued about money, alcohol and an unpaid credit card bill at their home near Southwest 95th Avenue.

Emergency management officials are urging residents to closely monitor Hurricane Ida as it heads into the Gulf of Mexico and makes its way toward the Florida Panhandle.

“All Floridians should take this storm seriously and not be caught off-guard over the next few days,” said Ruben D. Almaguer, Interim Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. “Residents across Florida are urged follow the progress of Ida and be prepared to implement their family disaster plans and heed local advisories."

Tons of delicious seafood, a parade, live music on the Gulf and shopping in historic downtown Cedar Key – What more could anyone want? The 40th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival takes place this weekend Saturday Oct. 17 and Sunday Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.