2023 – The Wakulla Sun

Completing the Great Loop

Posted onNovember 29, 2023December 6, 2023AuthorLegion Taylor

Local sailor Jerry Griffin returns from maritime route around eastern U.S.

**Wakulla resident Jerry Griffin on the bow of his boat, ‘We Live,’ with a pennant that denotes his completion of the Great Loop.**

By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter

After nearly nine months underway, Wakulla resident Jerry Griffin has returned home, completing the Great Loop.

Man gets 4 years in prison for vehicular homicide

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A man from Clermont with illegal drugs in his system crashed and rolled a car while traveling in Wakulla County back on New Year’s Day 2020. A 17-year-old girl, also from Clermont and also with drugs in her system, was killed in the rollover crash.

City has to re-do its tax notices because of typos

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The St. Marks City Commission held a special budget meeting this week to pass resolutions to correct some problems with budget advertisements than ran in September.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorLynda Kinsey

Some 600 Thanksgiving meals were served on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving – about half the meals were taken to Panacea for distribution. Seen are are Peggy McLaughin, Lois Cook and Megan Curlee scooping up food for plates. Much of the food served was donated by Niraj Patel as well as the Rotary Club of Wakulla. (Photo by Lynda Kinsey)

Wakulla embraces the Peanut Butter Challenge

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By RACHEL PIENTA

Wakulla Community Accepts the Peanut Butter Challenge!

Crawfordville, FL – The Wakulla County Extension team and the 4-H youth development program once again challenged the local community to accept the annual Peanut Butter Challenge. This year, 4-H member Josie Counce asked community members to join her in the effort to collect peanut butter.

After Navy career, David Sellers returns to Wakulla

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

David J. Sellers, Chief Warrant Officer, United States Navy Veteran, Naval Special Warfare, recently retired from USN and moved back home to Crawfordville with his family after over 22 years.

Florida Farm Bureau gives grant to WEC Pre-K

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

A grant from Florida Farm Bureau will support a special learning experience for a group of students at WEC Pre-K. The grant has been awarded for the 2023-24 academic year under Farm Bureau’s statewide, competitive Ag in the Classroom Program.

Code Enforcement Openings

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

Are you interested in serving on the Wakulla County Code Enforcement Board?
Wakulla County is currently seeking two citizens who have a willingness to serve as members on the Code Enforcement Board to fill two vacant positions.

Palaver Tree presents Harold Pinter’s ‘Caretaker’

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorGerald Brown

The Caretaker, written by Harold Pinter, directed by Gary Brame, performed by Jim McMurtry, Collin Jonhson and Caleb Goodman, will have four shows only at The Palaver Tree Theater. Thursday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. in a pay-what-you-can performance; on Friday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., and two performances on Saturday, Dec. 2 with a matinee at 2 p.m. and a final show at 8 p.m. Besides the Thursday show, tickets are $15 at the door or online at www.PalverTreeTheater.org. (Photo by Gerald Brown)

Camp Gordon Johnston to feature exhibit on Pearl Harbor

Posted onNovember 29, 2023February 9, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

In honor of the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Camp Gordon Johnston is presenting an exhibit commemorating this dark day in America’s history.
World War II came home for the United States on December 7, 1941, when the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the U.S. Western Fleet at the American base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it “a date which will live in infamy.”