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Today's News

  • Tides for Cedar Key starting with April 12

    Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
    /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

    Th 12 Low 1:00 AM -0.1 7:09 AM Rise 1:28 AM 67
    12 High 7:44 AM 2.5 7:57 PM Set 12:17 PM
    12 Low 12:38 PM 1.6
    12 High 6:26 PM 3.5

    F 13 Low 2:08 AM 0.2 7:08 AM Rise 2:17 AM 56
    13 High 9:04 AM 2.4 7:58 PM Set 1:18 PM
    13 Low 1:53 PM 1.7
    13 High 7:44 PM 3.2

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  • Kingfish increasing; redfish still biting

    Well hey folks, I hope everybody had a great Easter weekend. I actually stayed off the water for family time and because it blew its tail off. It was nice cool weather, to say the least.
    We have this dark mixture of water blending into our area. To the best of my knowledge, its some river run-off. And a lot of help from lots of northwest winds. It doesn’t seem to be affecting our fishing any, just makes the water not as pretty.

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  • Scott signs road bill

    Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill April 6 that will name three different sections of Levy County roads for residents who died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the state Department of Transportation will be creating the signs to designate the roads and setting official dedication dates.
    The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Leonard Bembry (D-Madison), was unanimously approved  by the Florida Legislature during the session that ended on March 9.
    To be honored with road designations are:

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  • Novel about pain pill addiction hits home

    By MELISSA WATERS
    Special to the Beacon
    Roxy Blues is a fictional story based upon the lives of real people.  It is the story of two ordinary people who live in Cedar Key and the impact that an extremely effective pain killing medication has upon their lives. 
    Roxy Contin overtakes a husband and wife's life and becomes an addiction.  This is a novel about what could happen to any of us, writes Pierce Kelley the author, an attorney in Cedar Key.

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  • Editorial Toon for April 12
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  • Williston Grammer School closes early – no funds

    By Toni C. Collins
    Levy County Historian
    In April of 1929, a group called the Patrons of Williston Grammar School contacted Florida Gov. Doyle E. Carlton to lodge a complaint against the Levy County School Board.  At issue was the closing of the grammar school two months early, while the high school continued classes for the full eight-month term.

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  • An ounce of prevention is ... priceless

    By Michael Edwards
    MA, CHES, RHEd, CNC

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  • Conservation Corner: For the love of composting

    By Donna Thalacher
    Wintertime Cedar Key resident
    I probably got started into composting for the wrong reason. In Iowa, John and I live on the Des Moines River and I love to garden.  As the years have passed, my flower beds have both grown in size and number, including a rather large wildflower bank meadow.  And if that isn’t enough, once the grandchildren started arriving, our fruit and vegetable gardens started growing as well.

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  • Cedar Key and UF marina workshop set

    The City of Cedar Key will hold a public workshop on April 26 at 6 p.m. at the Cedar Key Community Center, 809 6th Street, to review and hear presentations from the University of Florida (UF) Marine Construction graduate students. All Cedar Key residents and businesses are invited and encouraged to attend.
    The UF students and faculty invite everyone to an early “meet & greet” reception starting at 5 p.m. at the Cedar Key Community Center.

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  • Panhandle Lighthouse Challenge: 5 lighthouses, 2 days

    On Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Florida’s coastline from Pensacola to St. Mark’s will step back into maritime history by staging the second Lighthouse Challenge.
    Five lighthouse: Pensacola Lighthouse, Cape San Blas Lighthouse, Cape St. George Light, Crooked River Lighthouse and St. Mark’s Lighthouse will be open to visitors.

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