Year: 2024 (Page 17 of 61)

Freezing in this weather?

October 2, 2024 / Special to The Sun

By SLIM RANDLES

“Mavis, dear, is that coffee HOT this morning?”
“Sure is, Windy.”
“Well then, slaver a bunch of it in a cup and flop it down here in front of a freezin’ guy, would you? Thanks, Hon.”
“Freezing, Windy?”
“Ain’t the first time, Doc, but they never seem any easier as I get older.”
“You want to come in for a checkup later?”

The Old Pro

October 2, 2024 / Special to The Sun

By AL HARTMAN
The Old Pro

Hope you all are doing well. Boy, time just seems to be on wings.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Federal fishery has opened recreational Red Snapper season, weekends only, Sept. 1 and runs until Nov. 30.
They also opened Snook season starting Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 30.

More on Kemp case

September 25, 2024 / William Snowden

Some ask why County Commissioner Ralph Thomas wasn’t questioned

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Several people are questioning why County Commissioner Ralph Thomas was not interviewed by Wakulla County Sheriff’s detectives in the case of County Commissioner Mike Kemp drawing felony charges for using a public record to harass.

DOT on U.S. 319

September 25, 2024 / William Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

File photo of highway construction work from the spring.

County commissioners got an update on the progress of the four-laning of Crawfordville Highway at their meeting on Monday, Sept. 16.

10-year-old charged with school threats

September 25, 2024 / Staff Report

Staff Report

On Thursday, Sept. 19, School Resource Officers of the Safe Schools Division at the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 10-year-old Woodville boy for making an online threat to “shoot up” Wakulla High School.

Woman who hit bicyclist in 2021 pleas to vehicular homicide

September 25, 2024 / William Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A Crawfordville woman who hit and killed a bicyclist on Shadeville Highway back in September 2021, pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide, a second degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in state prison.

Coastal Cleanup is held

September 25, 2024 / Special to The Sun

The Interact students and other volunteers before the cleanup at Fort San Marcos in St. Marks. (Photos by Perry Dissmore)

Members of the Wakulla High School Interact Club participated in the Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Meals for veterans, first responders

September 25, 2024 / Lynda Kinsey

By LYNDA KINSEY
Staff

Big Country BBQ & Deli of Panacea partners with Armed Forces Brewery Co. to provide meals to area veterans, and first responders on Friday and Saturday, and 1,300 meals were provided.