Cedar Key · Levy County · The Nature Coast
A proposed USDA rule would cut the federal government’s share of SNAP administrative costs from half to a quarter. It does not touch anyone’s benefits — but it changes who pays to keep the program running, and the comment window is open.
Levy County students returned to class on 12 August. On the island, "the schools" means one building — the pre-K-through-12 Cedar Key School — and here is the year ahead.
NOAA is holding to a below-normal 2026 season. Cedar Key’s three worst storms in living memory all arrived in the back half of the calendar — and the back half starts now.
The county commission, planning commission and workshops scheduled in the days ahead, with dates, times and locations.
The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Key and Levy County, with any watches or warnings in force.
High and low water at the Cedar Key gauge for the seven days from August 17, 2026, with the week's biggest and smallest tides.
The county commission, planning commission and workshops scheduled in the days ahead, with dates, times and locations.
The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Key and Levy County, with any watches or warnings in force.
High and low water at the Cedar Key gauge for the seven days from August 14, 2026, with the week's biggest and smallest tides.
NOAA wants public input on where to look for new Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. It has already mapped 13 of them in the Gulf — and the distinction between federal and state waters is the part that matters here.
The clam farms support hundreds of jobs and most of Florida’s production. The most recent economic studies we can find are from 2012 and 2018 — which matters now that crops are failing.
The Suwannee River Water Management District lists every permit it grants, with the project name, the county and the full application. It is also where the objection window opens.
The Great Southeast Pollinator Census runs on 21 and 22 August. UF/IFAS wants all 67 counties taking part this year — Levy County included.
Growers reported below-average survival and total crop losses after the summer of 2024. Five research projects are now funded, run from the biological station in the middle of town.
The commission meets twice that day. Under Florida law the county has until the end of September to set its millage rate and adopt a budget, after two public hearings.
The county commission meets on August 13 and the planning commission on August 17. The plan they are working on sets what can be built in Levy County, and where, for the next twenty years.
Both Levy County parks returned to normal hours on Friday, though the county says water levels remain elevated and the water is darker than usual.
The county commission, planning commission and workshops scheduled in the days ahead, with dates, times and locations.
The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Key and Levy County, with any watches or warnings in force.
High and low water at the Cedar Key gauge for the seven days from August 11, 2026, with the week's biggest and smallest tides.