By TAMMIE NASON
KWCB Director
The recent Keep Wakulla County Beautiful Tire Amnesty Event, held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, was a resounding success, made possible through the generous funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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Wakulla High School’s Breonne Murray and 44 students with 8 educations will soon head to National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program.
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Special to The Sun
To celebrate Florida Arbor Day, a drive-thru tree giveaway will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The giveaway will be outside the Wakulla County Extension Office at 84 Cedar Ave. Each vehicle will receive two young trees in pots for free.
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Wakulla County Supervisor of Elections Joe Morgan, through the Florida Supervisor of Elections (FSE), is proud to offer Florida college and university students the opportunity to apply for one of three $1,200 scholarships.
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By NANCY FLOYD RICHARDSON
Special to The Sun
In mid-December, the Crawfordville Woman’s Club introduced a new fundraiser to Wakulla County: the Chico’s Fashion Show. With a Christmas theme and décor, the sold-out event featured models, a delicious lunch, fun door prizes, and a live auction.
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Local author J. Kent Thompson will be speaking at the Wakulla County Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 4:30 p.m. at the Wakulla County Public Library, 4330 Crawfordville Hwy.
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Dorothy Lucille Simmons Noegel, known affectionally as “Mama LuLu,” turns 95 years young on Dec. 24th and we had a little party at C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle. This was not the first gathering for Mama LuLu as her 85th, 90th and now 95th were hosted at C-Quarters by her daughter, Amy, and son-in-law, Russell Cohoon. Mama LuLu served the citizens of Florida with the Road Department (DOT) and then the Public Service Commission. She was born in Monticello and resides in Oclockonee Bay. (Photo special to The Sun)
Post Commander Roxann Dressel is thrilled at the large turnout of the meeting of the American Legion Jake Pigott Memorial Post 114, at the Wakulla County Public Library on December 18th.
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Waypoint Properties won the Gingerbread house contest with a gingerbread beach house.
Read More …By STAN POPOVICH
Many people underestimate the impact that mental illness can have on an individual or family. It can be difficult to admit that you have a mental health problem in your life. Secondly, it can be just as difficult in getting the people you know to understand your situation without making any kinds of judgments.
As a result, here are six reasons why you should make your mental health an important priority in your life.