Rental controversy

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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Arbor Day

Members of the garden club were at the county commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16, with examples of the native trees they planned to give away on Saturday – and they gave away 1,500 trees at the 20th annual Arbor Day tree giveaway. They also planted two live oaks at the Medart Rec Park on Friday, one dedicated to Jeanne Brodhead for her accomplishments. Stories on Page 14. (Photo by William Snowden)

Two live oaks planted at Medart Rec Park

Members of the garden club and other dignitaries at the tree planting held at the rec park on Friday.

By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun

Wakulla County Garden Club joined garden clubs across Florida by planting two southern live oaks to celebrate Florida Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Nearly 150 garden clubs from Milton to Miami simultaneously planted trees at 11a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19th.

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Libby Sutton featured in New York Times science story

The Wakulla native is working in South Florida and was featured in a story on invasive caimans

Libby Sutton holds some American crocodile hatchlings
Proud mom Mina Sutton with a copy of the New York Times Science section featuring Libby.

Staff Report

Wakulla native Libby Sutton was featured in the Science section of the New York Times back in October for her work helping corral invasive caimans in South Florida.
Sutton was a 2016 Wakulla High School grad, and graduated from FSU in 2020.

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