2024 – The Wakulla Sun

Read Like A Hero

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorLegion Taylor

Edward Clark dresses like a superhero and reads to kids

Edward Clark dressed as Spider-Man reading to children at Happy Time on Thursday.

By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter

“Read like a hero,” a literacy program started by Edward Clark, paid a visit to Happy Time daycare last week, teaching kids to read with the help of iconic superheroes.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE & FESTIVAL

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorGerald Brown

State Sen. Corey Simon came down from Tallahassee to serve as grand marshal of the Lions Club’s 21st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival. The senator was, appropriately, tossing out small FSU footballs to the crowd. (Photo by Gerald Brown)

GrowFL honors SunBlest

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorStaff Report

Crawfordville plant nursery named one of 50 Companies to Watch

SunBlest CEO Caleb Van Wingerden with award

Staff Report

SunBlest Nurseries in Crawfordville was recently honoroed as one of 50 companies selected as the 13th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honorees.

Senior center lawsuit settles

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Three former employees, released when R.H. Carter was fired, reach settlement with insurance company

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Three former employees of the Wakulla Senior Citizens Center who claimed they were wrongfully terminated back in 2020 after R.H. Carter was fired as executive director of the center reached a settlement agreement, court records show.

Kraft Nissan donates car to WHS automotive program

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Kraft Nissan recently made a generous donation to the Wakulla High School Automotive program by providing an EV car for students to work on and learn from. This donation will allow students to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology in the automotive industry.

Meeting on changes to BMAP set for March 22

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

Wakulla County Health Department is hosting an informative meeting regarding the Wakulla Springs Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) changes coming to Wakulla County.

Wakulla High celebrates literacy, resiliency

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Wakulla High staff wear green to promote positivity and mental health.

By VICTORIA POPE
Wakulla Schools

Wakulla High School is thrilled to share the highlights of its successful participation with Florida Department of Education’s Celebrate Literacy Week in conjunction with the Panhandle Area Education Consortium’s STAR (Soaring to Achieve Resiliency) Week. From January 22-26.

Weekly Roundup: Everybody’s a winner

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 27, 2024AuthorNews Service of Florida

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE —Closing the book on a legal fight that drew national attention, the state and attorneys for a group of parents, educators and students reached a settlement in a battle over a 2022 law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

Question of the Week

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorLynda Kinsey

Lawyer withdraws in murder case

Posted onMarch 20, 2024March 19, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Joe Bodiford, the defense attorney for Stuart Mauney, who faces a charge of murder, filed a motion with the court to withdraw representation – saying there was a conflict between him and Mauney. Citing client confidentiality, Bodiford did not disclose the nature of the conflict, but said he could no longer represent Mauney.