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Chamber scholarship

Posted onApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

BURT POOLE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED AT TSC

Chamber of Commerce members were on hand for a ceremonial check presentation to the Tallahassee State College Board of Trustees at a meeting held Monday, April 20, at Wakulla Environmental Institute.

Taylor Vause – 1st grader at Riversink Elementary

Posted onApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Principal: L. Hernandez

Achievements/Reason for Nomination: Taylor Vause is a straight A student in Mrs. Temple’s 1st grade class at RES. She performs as a Level 5 in both math and reading. She has been the top reader with the most words read in her grade 2 months this school year. Taylor is a leader among her peers because of her intelligence, compassion and willingness to help her classmates as well as other students in the school. She enjoys taking dance classes. She also was recently chosen to display her artwork at the Wakulla High School Art Exhibit. She is dependable, funny, sweet and smart! And she deserves to be celebrated!

Lady War Eagle wrestlers celebrate season

Posted onApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Coach Tommy Haynie, Rose Cooper, Sophia Barron, Julia Baggett, Kameron Easter, Kendal Haynie, Head Coach Jon Sanchez

By WALT JACOBS
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On Tuesday, April 14th, the atmosphere was warm, welcoming, and festive at Wakulla High School, where the WHS Lady War Eagle wrestling team gathered to celebrate a wonderful season. Head Coach Jon Sanchez capped off an evening of food, fellowship, and frivolity, with the presentation of awards.

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ to be performed

Posted onApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The stage is set and the curtain is ready to rise as Wakulla High School Theatre invites the community to enjoy its upcoming production of the beloved musical comedy, ‘The Drowsy Chaperone.’

War Eagles are district champs in baseball

Posted onApril 30, 2026April 30, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The Wakulla High School War Eagle baseball team.

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The Wakulla War Eagles Varsity Baseball Team brought home a District Title on Friday, April 17th night!
The War Eagles built a 5-run lead in the first inning and then held off the Arnold High School Marlin’s charge in a 5-3 victory.

Stephen Smith Regatta is this weekend

Posted onApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

This year’s Regatta has special meaning with passing of Wright Finney

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For the past 52 years, the Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta (www.smithregatta.com) has been held at Shell Point Beach in southern Wakulla County for the benefit of the American Cancer Society in memory of Stephen Smith, a local sailor who died from a rare form of leukemia at the age of 29.

Hazardous Waste and Tire Amnesty Day is held

Posted onApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Tires being unloaded at KWCB’s Hazardous Waste/Tire Amnesty on Saturday.

By TAMMIE NASON
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Keep Wakulla County Beautiful’s Earth Day Responsible Disposal Event was a resounding success, drawing 389 participants to the Wakulla County Landfill for a day focused on environmental stewardship and community impact.
Held as part of the nationwide Greatest American Cleanup, the event provided residents with a free and convenient way to responsibly dispose of materials that should not be placed in regular household trash. Items collected included aluminum cans, plastic bags, household hazardous waste, off-rim tires, and sensitive documents for shredding.

Emiliano Cadena and the Power of 4-H Shooting Sports

Posted onApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

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In Wakulla County, success in 4-H Shooting Sports is built on far more than accurate aim. It grows from discipline, mentorship, safety, and a strong community that believes in its young people. Few stories capture that spirit more clearly than the journey of Emiliano Cadena and the Wakulla County 4-H Shotgun Sharpshooters.

For Autism Acceptance Month: ‘He stims’

Posted onApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By TAMMY DASHER

She sits on the edge of her seat, across the table from me, white knuckling her purse straps. The scene was familiar – long years of sitting across a table from pre-K teachers with worried frowns, or from special educators at endless meetings, or maybe the middle school principal when the bullying was so bad.

The Old Pro: Spring has sprung, it’s time to go fishing

Posted onApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By AL HARTMAN

Hope you all are doing well. There’s a lot going on.
If you haven’t got your turkey yet there’s still some time. Season closes April 26. Where I’ve been going for years turkeys have just disappeared. Foxes, raccoons, coyotes and Florida panthers have wiped them out. Hope your area is holding some.
So time to fish. They are really out there right now. Big trout and big reds are a plenty. Keeper trout are tight, but a few nice ones pop up here and there.
I tried something I heard about that will catch nice reds. I heard that they eat small snakes. So I went to my freshwater tackle box and grabbed a pack of long black rubber bass worms. It works. Not as well as a small or a chunk of a blue crab or surf crabs, but it works.