Local News

Robert Reinsberg, a 51-year-old Reddick man who fell unconscious on Thursday, Aug. 8, while on a fishing trip with his 13-year-old son off Seahorse Key has died.

Recent rains are a welcome reprieve for Florida’s sensitive and often over-burdened ecological systems. Lakes, wetlands, rivers and springs — all subject to the effects of development, farming, drought and a changing climate — are, for a time, replenished.

But rain, when it comes in large doses such as the 16.7 inches that fell in Chiefland last month alone, can bring with it unwelcome changes, especially in areas with relatively low groundwater levels.

The Dock Street Pier and the maintenance of its bathrooms are impetus for the Levy County Commission to ask the Cedar Key City Commission to take over the facility.

The Devil’s Hammock Wildlife Management Area is closed due to hazardous flooding conditions and to ensure public safety.

The Suwannee River Water Management District (SWRMD) and Levy County have temporarily closed all roads to vehicle use. This closure will be effective until the SRWMD and Levy County reopen these area roads to public vehicle use.