Year: 2024

Ceremony to honor veterans is held Saturday at Wakulla Sands Golf Course

Veterans Service Officer Winston Murphy speaks at the ceremony.

By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

“Honor and Service” was the theme of the Wakulla County Veterans Celebration held at Wakulla Sands Golf Club on Saturday, November 9th.

5 takeaways from last week’s election

November 13, 2024 / News Service of Florida

By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida

Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections:

High-tech, refrigerated lockers are available at the health department

Emmanuel Routsis of Second Harvest describes how the lockers operate.

By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

The Wakulla County Thursday, November 7, 2024, the Florida Department of Health in Wakulla County and Second Harvest of the Big Bend along with the Florida Blue Foundation unveiled the Food Locker for the Wakulla Community with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the DOH-Wakulla at 48 Oak Street in Crawfordville.

Rural, panhandle counties voted no on Amendment 4

November 13, 2024 / News Service of Florida

News Service of Florida

While it had widespread support in urban areas, a ballot proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state Constitution ran into opposition last week in rural and Northwest Florida counties, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website.