Today's News

Did you know you are probably throwing away or recycling items that can be used to raise money and help fund programs at the Cedar Key School?
 You can and the mechanism to obtain that cash is as simple as saving your box tops — or bottoms — and dropping them off at one of the many collection spots around town. It is simple.
 Cut off the "BoxTop" logo from 100s of eligible products, and drop them into the collection box. Then, recycle the box. Last year, over $49 million was raised for schools around the country.

The past month, in general, and the past two weeks in particular have put a smile on local business owners faces and probably, their bank accounts, too.

The restaurants have been busy and, according to Eric Jungklaus of Tony’s Seafood, “this was our busiest week yet." He has kept statistics on every day’s sales since he opened in 2005. Each month in 2010 beat the same month from the prior year. So far, “2011 has blown the roof off," he said.

The city's fireworks show will go on despite the suspension of the companion event, Clamerica.The Cedar Key City Commission decided on Tuesday to reject a suggestion that the fireworks be moved from its traditional July 4 show — which falls on a Monday this year — to July 3.

Cedar Key had a run of bad luck last week — all of it on paper. All of it hypothetical.
There was the no-name storm that passed through causing flooding, wind damage, and forcing evacuations. The city was hosting its “First Annual Demon Rum Cedar Key Fishing Tournament,” so there was damage to boats and vehicles parked all over town.
Then the big blue marina facility caught fire. That sent  5,500 gallons of oil and fuel gushing into local waters for a three-mile area.