Today's News

For decades, artists have been inspired by the natural beauty of Cedar Key, a small island community located in the center of Florida’s Nature Coast.
Each spring, the town welcomes art enthusiasts to join them at the annual Spring Arts Festival, which was recently named as one of America’s top 50 Fine Arts Festivals in a nationwide survey administered by ArtFairCalendar.com.

After more than a decade of disappointment, the development of a hospital in Chiefland seems to be inching closer to becoming a reality.

Friday, the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration announced that it has granted Ameris Health Systems the certificate of need (CON) necessary to get the $45 million project rolling.

"It's great news. We're really excited," Ameris senior vice president for business development Frank Schupp said in a phone interview.

Month of November

Artist of the Month
The Cedar Keyhole’s Artist of the Month for November is Patti Fox. Fox is a potter whose work is very organic. She mostly hand-builds her pottery using an iron-rich clay and impressing designs into the wet clay. She leaves the pieces unglazed, resulting in a rich, high-fired red oxide color and a very tactile surface. Fox creates a wide range of ceramic items using this technique.

The Great Suwannee River Clean-up, initiated and coordinated by Current Problems Executive Director Fritzi Olson, is nearing the end of the historic river.