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Man faces DUI Manslaughter for crash that killed Jefferson commissioner

Posted onJune 12, 2024June 11, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By LAURA YOUNG and HEATHER AINSLEY
ECB Publishing Inc.

At a first appearance proceeding at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, Wakulla County Judge Brian Miller informed Taylor Searcy that he was being charged with DUI Manslaughter in the death of Stephen Walker.

Taps Across America

Posted onJune 12, 2024June 11, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Pastor David Allen of Sopchoppy Southern Baptist Church took out his bugle to play Taps at exactly 3 p.m. on Memorial Day as part of “Taps Across America’”to remember those who died in U.S. military service. (Photo submitted by Sandra Sheets)

Vote for KWCB volunteer

Posted onJune 12, 2024June 11, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By TAMMIE NASON
KWCB Director

Voting for the Keep Wakulla County Beautiful (KWCB) Awards is now open! This is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate the outstanding individuals and their contributions to our community’s environmental well-being.

BlueWater presents $7,000 in faith-based scholarships

Posted onJune 5, 2024June 4, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The annual BlueWater Realty Faith-Based Scholarship is offered to assist students in achieving their educational goals while preserving and promoting Christian values in our community.

Voting open for KWCB’s environmental awards

Posted onJune 5, 2024June 4, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

By TAMMIE NASON
KWCB Director

Voting for the Keep Wakulla County Beautiful (KWCB) Awards is now open!

Mermaids and Mimosas fundraiser set on Saturday

Posted onJune 5, 2024June 4, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

The event is a benefit for Gulf Specimen Marine Lab

Special to the Sun

Gulf Specimen Marine Lab is delighted to announce its “Mermaids and Mimosas” fundraising event on Saturday, June 8 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Someone stuck a knife in a pelican’s beak

Posted onMay 29, 2024May 28, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Florida Wild Mammal rescued the bird at Shell Point

Story & Photos By
SUE DAMON
Special to The Sun

On the evening of May 15, a pelican was spotted on a Shell Point dock with a hunting knife lodged in its bill.

Multiple drug arrests by sheriff’s office, task force

Posted onMay 29, 2024May 28, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

Special to The Sun

Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and the Crime Suppression Unit, alongside detectives of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, the North Star Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force, and Agents of the Homeland Security Investigations executed two residential Search Warrants as part of “Operation Heartbreaker” on Thursday, May 23.

Wakulla to host human trafficking conversation

Posted onMay 29, 2024May 28, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

From the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center

Wakulla community members are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with local experts on how to disrupt human trafficking and create a strong and healthy community.

4-H holds road cleanup

Posted onMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024AuthorSpecial to The Sun

4-H members prepare to clean the roadside.

At the start of each 4-H club meeting, members pledge their hands to larger service. Throughout the year, Wakulla 4-H members put these words into action as they learn about their community through various hands on activities.
Wakulla 4-H members along with adult volunteers cleaned Songbird Avenue, a stretch of local roadway that runs from 319 near the Publix shopping center through the Songbird and Hammocks neighborhoods. Participating youth members included Caden, Libby, Jenniffer, and Vanessa.
The organization recently adopted the one-mile-long road section as part of Keep Wakulla County Beautiful’s Adopt a Road program. 4-H youth were excited to see the Adopt a Road signs posted and are looking forward to seeing additional street sign installation that includes original artwork by local artist Rachell Mathis. 4-H members have committed to cleaning the adopted roadway 4 times throughout the calendar year. The community is invited to join the effort and dates for future clean up events will be posted on the Wakulla 4-H Facebook page.
– Rachel Pienta