By BENJY HAMM
Nearly 220 million American adults turn to their local newspapers regularly for news and information they need to stay informed, feel more connected to their neighbors and improve their lives and communities.
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Academically high-performing schools
Wakulla is one of only 13 districts recognized; designation based on school grades, class size compliance, financial audits
Special to The Sun
Wakulla County School District has been officially recognized by the Florida Department of Education and the State Board of Education as an Academically High-Performing School District for 2024–25, joining an elite group of only 13 school districts across Florida to achieve this honor.
Read More …Live Like Jared 5K is Saturday
By SYNIAH JENNINGS
The family of Wakulla County resident Jared Causseaux is hosting a memorial race in remembrance of his life and legacy. The 2nd Annual Live Like Jared Memorial 5K & Fun Run will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, at a relative’s farm, 161 Centerline Rd., in Crawfordville.
Read More …National Newspaper Week: Local newspapers keep communities strong
By DEAN RIDINGS
America’s Newspapers
Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection – residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other source can.
In today’s fractured media environment, trust is the rarest commodity. Confidence in “the media” is low. Only 18% of Americans say they trust news on social platforms, and fewer than one in four trust cable networks. But nearly two-thirds say they trust their local newspaper—more than double the confidence placed in most other outlets.
Unity in the Community addition
Hammond completes training
HOMECOMING ROYALTY
Sex offender arrested after attending school event
Special to The Sun
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office arrested a registered sex offender last week after he reportedly was on a local school campus for an event while children were present and did not notify school officials prior to his attendance.
Joshua Martin, 39, was arrested on Sept. 16 on a warrant by the WCSO Crime Suppression Unit and booked into the Wakulla County Jail.
Church celebrates 50 years
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church was founded in 1975
Story By
JO ANN DANIELS
Photos By
LYNDA KINSEY
Picture Crawfordville with no traffic lights. No McDonald’s. No Hardees. But way less traffic!
Before September 1975, there wasn’t a Catholic Church in Wakulla County.