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CITY OF CEDAR KEY CITYHALL CLOSED
On Friday, July 3 and Monday, July 6, 29026
Happy July 4!
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JUDGE CANDIATE WHISTLER MEETS CEDAR KEYANS
2026 June 18
Alachua Assistant District Attorney Darla Whistler, met with some fifteen Cedar Keans at City Hal on Monday, June 15 at 5 pm.
Consummately professional, gracious, personable, and open, Whistler managed a multitude of questions, ranging from her experiences at Chiefland High to the hierarchy of judges in the State of Florida, with humor, clarity, and candidness.
JUDGE CANDIATES SPEAKING TO PUBLIC IN CEDAR KEY 2026
June 18
Two candidates are currently vying for the open Levy County Court Judge position in Levy County, Florida. Both will be on the August 18 Primary Ballot where all Levy County residents may vote.
Candidates are Incumbent Luis Bustamante and Alachua Assistant District Attorney Darla Whistler.
On Monday, June 15, 2026, Darla Whistler ss[ple and answered questions at City Hall from 5 to 6 pm.
On Monday, July 6, 2026, Luis Bustamante will speak and answer your questions at City Hall from 5 to 6 pm.
The Cedar Key News staff hopes to see you there.
THE CEDAR KEY WATER AND SEWER DSTRCT
WILL MEEET ON MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026
AT DISTRICT OFFICES ON THIRD STREET AT 5 PM.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED.
THE AGEANDA MAY BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING HERE .
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SUMMER SOLSTICE JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Join us on June 21st 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM to watch the sun set over the gulf from the Shell Mound pier in recognition of the summer solstice. Friends board member Lukas Desjardins will be providing a walking tour of Shell Mound, followed by a talk about the archaeological significance of the site and its relationship to the solstice. We will provide light refreshments and some bug spray, but participants are encouraged to bring their own bug spray to ensure they are fully covered.
During the its height of occupation around 1,500 years ago, Shell Mound was a site of regional gatherings by indigenous people on the gulf coast. Archaeologists have excavated extensive pits filled with the remnants of large feasts held during these gathering, and analysis of the juvenile white ibis bones from these pits indicates these gatherings coincided with the summer solstice. The significance of the solstice is also marked into the landscape, with the parabolic dunes on which the site was constructed aligning to the rising sun of the summer solstice. You can learn more about the site from the Shell Mound on our website and UF's Laboratory of Southeastern Archaeology.
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W3C MOVES FORWARD WITHOUT BRONSON
2026 June 18
The Waccasassa Water and Wastewater Cooperative met in Cedar Key on Tuesday, June 16, at the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District offices on Third Street at 1 pm.
Among the concepts discussed and decisions made were the following.