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Garden Club beautifies rec park playground

Posted onNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Garden Club volunteers working in the lower garden at the rec park.

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On Saturday, Nov. 9th, 25 garden club members and other volunteers planted more than 60 native trees, plants, and grasses near the playground at the entrance to the Medart Recreation Park.

School employees of month are honored

Posted onNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Staff celebrated at the school board meeting on Nov. 19.

Katia Toth, employee of the month from transportation department.

Terri Cater, employee of the month from Crawfordville Elementary.

Colleen Malloy, employee of the month from Riversprings Middle.

Ochlockonee Bay food drive

Posted onNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

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Ochlockonee Bay UMC and the O’Bay Area Food Pantry, a local non-profit held a Thanksgiving food distribution on November 23.

Zoe Mansfield models at Talbot’s

Posted onNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Former St. Marks City Manager Zoe Mansfield, below, was one of the models at a Talbot’s trunk show held on Nov. 6. Among the attendees were several Wakulla residents: Gail Gilman, Ethel Jefferson, Michelle Thompson, Jo Ann Chichetti, Becky Gast and her daughter-in-law Emily Gast, and Aileen Bramblett.

Car pulled out of local sinkhole

Posted onNovember 21, 2024November 25, 2024AuthorSpecial to The SunLeave a comment

1977 Datsun 200SX removal from Donahue Sink on Tuesday November 19, 2024. Video by Cal Jamison

Cougars are rec park champions

Posted onNovember 20, 2024November 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The Cougars return to their winning ways by knocking of the Razorbacks last year’s defending Super Bowl Champs 22-6 in a hard fought game Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Wakulla Recreation Park.

Dianne Amburn will be Garden Club director

Posted onNovember 20, 2024November 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Mary Cortese, Dianne Amburn, and Laura Mooser

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Dianne Amburn, President of Wakulla County Garden Club, was nominated to the position of District III Director for the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs at the Nov. 7th Fall District III meeting held in Live Oak.

Riversink’s Tiffani Jay recognized

Posted onNovember 20, 2024November 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Riversink educator Tiffani Jay has been accepted into the Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA) 2024-2025 Partnership Cohort. Tiffani teaches our students with autism and other health impairments. The PEPSA Partnership Program is a competitive leadership program funded by the Florida Department of Education, K-12 Public Schools, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services. PEPSA is a program designed to specifically enhance the education of students with autism.

Girls golf team is district runner up

Posted onNovember 20, 2024November 19, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

WHS Girls Golf team: Hadley Brown, Peyton Jones, McKenzie Anderson, Abbigail Lawhon, Jessalee Core, and Coach Windy Jones.

On Tuesday, October 29th, the Wakulla High School Girls Golf Team competed for the District Championship at Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City.

War Eagle band receives superior rating

Posted onNovember 13, 2024November 12, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The Wakulla High School Marching Band received straight superiors at the Music Performance Assessment competition held at Gene Cox Stadium! Congratulations to the War Eagle Band!