Friends of the Wakulla County Public Library held their annual Mardi Gras fundraiser on Saturday night at the community center. (Photos by William Snowden)
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Barodte and Sanders are District Champs
By WALT JACOBS
Correspondent
As fans awaited the start of the FHSAA 1A District 2 Championship, the atmosphere was humming with the sounds of conversation between friends at Liberty County High School in Bristol. The anticipation began to rise as “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC pulsated through the gymnasium.
Read More …Special Olympics
Special Olympics was held at Wakulla High School on Thursday, Feb. 13. Because of weather, the event was held in the gym. (Photos by William Snowden)
Read More …High school students celebrate literacy
Wakulla High School recently took part in the Florida Department of Education’s Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! 2025, embracing this year’s theme: Building Literacy: Constructing the Foundation for Success.
Read More …Shadeville 5th graders battle it out at Brain Brawl
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Toss up question number one…. What annual event took place at Shadeville Elementary on Friday, Jan. 31st involving 10 5th graders and three Optimist Club Members? If you guessed Brain Brawl, you’d be right!
Read More …Sherry Balchuck honored with award
By SAMANTHA KENNEDY
Wakulla Extension Director
The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension office would like to congratulate Sherry Balchuck on her recent award.
Read More …Lady War Eagles compete at district championship
By WALT JACOBS
Correspondent
Before a capacity crowd at North Bay Haven Charter Academy in Panama City, Kendal Haynie made her eagerly anticipated return to the mat this past Saturday at the FHSAA Girls District 1 Championship.
Read More …Legacy students donate teddy bears to Fire Rescue
Students with Wakulla County Legacy Boutique donated stuffed teddy bears to the Wakulla Fire Rescue Department in celebration of Kindness Month in February.
Read More …Eddie Hand attends school board conference
Special to The Sun
Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) successfully concluded its FSBA/FADSS 79th Annual Joint Conference, held December 3–6. The event brought together over 425 school board members, superintendents, and educational leaders from across the state for four days of collaboration, learning, and inspiration under the theme “Game Changers.”
Read More …Gumphrey named to Dean’s List at Alabama
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Georgia Gumphrey of Crawfordville was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for Fall Semester 2024.
A total of 14,631 students enrolled Fall Semester 2024 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). These driven students are making waves across UA’s more than 70 undergraduate programs and 12 colleges and schools.
The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.