Lake Ellen boat ramp

County abandons decades-long effort to keep public access to private lake

The closed county boat ramp at Lake Ellen with barricades and No Trespassing signs.

Wakulla County commissioners took a step back from a battle that has gone on for years: providing public access to Lake Ellen, which is a private lake

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Library opens with big crowd

Library Director Linda Oaks cuts the ribbon at the new library building located at the community center property. Oaks with the Quilting Guild’s Hazel Walker.
Library Director Linda Oaks cuts the ribbon at the new library building located at the community center property.

Hundreds of people turned out on a rainy Tuesday morning for the opening of the new Wakulla County Public Library.
A ribbon-cutting was held, hosted by the Wakulla Chamber of Commerce, and Library Director Linda Oaks cut the ribbon to officially open the facility.

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Extension Office launches its annual Peanut Butter Challenge

4-H member Josie Counce with peanut butter at the county commission meeting on Oct. 5.

UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla County is inviting residents, businesses, schools, civic groups and clubs to take part in the 2026 Peanut Butter Challenge, a monthlong effort that turns jars of peanut butter into practical help for neighbors facing food insecurity.

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Verbal exchange at Sopchoppy budget workshop

City Clerk Ashley Schilling yells a vulgarity and walks out of budget workshop

At a budget workshop for the City of Sopchoppy at the end of August, there was “verbal exchange between (Public Works Director Seth) Green and (City Clerk Ashley) Schilling,” according to minutes of the meeting. “Schilling abruptly walked out of the meeting and returned after a period of time.”

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