Year: 2024 (Page 1 of 2)

The school board approves, 3-2, raising cost of renting school facilities

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a new policy on the use of facilities was approved that sees a steep rise in the cost of renting school facilities.
Superintendent of Schools Bobby Pearce said the policy was prompted by concerns that some individuals were using school facilities to run a business.
The school board voted 3-2 to approve the change: Chair Cale Langston, and school board members Josh Brown and Melisa Taylor voted for; Eddie Hand and Laura Lawhon voted against.

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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN

Starting on Feb. 1, The Wakulla Sun’s website will go behind a paywall.
Or at least, the news stories will be.

Staff Report

A 39-year-old Tallahassee man was killed while walking on Bloxham Cutoff Road when he was struck by a car on Thursday, Jan. 18, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Joel Cooper was one of three inmates who escaped from the Wakulla jail back in 2017

Staff Report

Joel Cooper, one of the three Wakulla County Jail inmates who escaped back in 2017 and was on the run for almost a year, was sentenced last week to 15 years in state prison for the escape.

By MIKE KEMP
Candidate

Today, I am announcing my re-election campaign for Wakulla County Commissioner, District 3.