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Seahorse Key opened to visitors this past weekend before the area is closed off for bird nesting season starting March 1.
Read More »Hurricane Hermine Damage Still Evident In Cedar Key
The Beach Front Motel and The Island Room Restaurant are two of the many businesses in Cedar Key that suffered damages from last year's storm. They are recovering but damage from Hurricane Hermine is still evident in the area.
Read More »Plane Wreckage, Bodies Found Off Of Cedar Key
Updated, March 7, 2017: The Levy County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following update this afternoon, announcing that the remains of the third person on the plane have likely been found: On February 12, 2017 a single engine plane inbound to Cedar Key crashed into the Gulf of Mexico approximately …
Read More »Body Identified In Cedar Key Plane Search
A body recovered by search crews looking for a small plane that went missing Sunday near Cedar Key has been identified as 65-year-old Jasper Jerrels.
Read More »Body Found, As Search Is Called Off For Missing Plane Near Cedar Key
The U.S. Coast Guard continues its search for a missing plane that never made it to its destination at Cedar Key Sunday.
Read More »Citizens Protest Trump’s Inauguration At Gainesville City Hall
The Gainesville City of Resistance and other local organizations hosted a People’s Inauguration protest Friday at Gainesville City Hall coinciding with Trump’s inauguration.
Read More »Local Protesters To Bus To D.C. Women’s March
Hundreds of people from North Central Florida will travel by bus on Friday afternoon to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. Seven buses, more than any other county is sending in the state, are scheduled to leave from Oaks Mall.
Read More »Gainesville Man’s Cluttered Yard Draws Complaints
Gainesville resident, Doug Englert's yard has raised concerns with his neighbors. Now, Gainesville Code Enforcement is trying to figure out how to enforce violations if Englert does not remove the clutter from his yard.
Read More »After Hurricane Hermine, Cedar Key Gets Boost From Seafood Festival
Amid the ongoing recovery from the hurricane, the city went on with its 47th annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.
Read More »Aboard A Makeshift Boat In Cedar Key During Hurricane Hermine
Pat Bonish, his wife, and their two dogs boarded Mayor Heath Davis' makeshift boat during Hurricane Hermine and paddled through downtown Cedar Key to higher ground.
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