Florida & Cedar Key NewsNews for Cedar Key, Levy County and Florida's Nature Coast.https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/Levy County holds its eighth budget workshop on August 25https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-budget-workshop-eight-august-25/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-budget-workshop-eight-august-25/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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMTLevy County is reworking its comprehensive plan, and two August workshops are open to the publichttps://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-comprehensive-plan-workshops-august-2026/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-comprehensive-plan-workshops-august-2026/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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMTBlue Springs and Henry Beck parks reopen after flooding closureshttps://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/blue-springs-henry-beck-parks-reopen/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/blue-springs-henry-beck-parks-reopen/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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTPublic meetings in Levy County: what is coming uphttps://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-public-meetings-2026-08-11/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/levy-county/levy-county-public-meetings-2026-08-11/The county commission, planning commission and workshops scheduled in the days ahead, with dates, times and locations.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:33:11 GMTCedar Key weather outlook, week of August 11, 2026https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/storms/cedar-key-weather-outlook-2026-08-11/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/storms/cedar-key-weather-outlook-2026-08-11/The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Key and Levy County, with any watches or warnings in force.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:33:10 GMTCedar Key tide times for the week of August 11, 2026https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/outdoors/cedar-key-tide-times-week-of-2026-08-11/https://www.cedarkeybeacon.com/outdoors/cedar-key-tide-times-week-of-2026-08-11/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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:33:10 GMT