Four receive scholarships from Wakulla Garden Club

Garden Club scholarship recipients, Jack Coetzee and Joey Coetzee.

By LAURA MOOSER
WCGC President

Four Wakulla County students are taking the next step toward careers in environmental and related fields with support from the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, which awards $3,000 scholarships each year to qualified high school seniors and college students.

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Wakulla 4-H earn state, national recognition

Caden Gruebel

By RACHEL PIENTA
4-H Director

Wakulla County 4-H members returned from Florida 4-H University in Gainesville with an impressive list of honors that showcased their leadership, service, creativity and commitment to their communities. Their achievements earned recognition at the state and national levels and reflected the strength of Wakulla Countyโ€™s growing 4-H program.

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Audie Rowell is candidate for Congress

By AUDIE ROWELL
Special to The Sun

I am running for Congress in Floridaโ€™s 2nd Congressional District and I am a six-generation Floridian from right here in the Big Bend/Panhandle area. I am not a political insider, a lawyer or a career politician. I have been a public servant who has served Floridaโ€™s 2nd congressional district for nearly 40 years as a law enforcement officer, retiring as Chief Deputy.

The Wakulla Sun offers candidates the opportunity to announce their candidacy, and tell voters the issues that are important to them.
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Welcome back

from Superintendent of Schools Rick Myhre

School Superintendent
Rick Myhre

Greetings Wakulla County,

All communities provide public education, but few support and cherish their schools the way Wakulla County does. Perhaps that is because, for so many of us, these schools helped shape who we are, and we have purposefully chosen to raise our children here as well.

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Meet the new school staff

District Office
Kalli Brand, Nicole Messick, Elizabeth Porter

Administration Changes:

  • Tim Wheeler (former principal of Shadeville Elementary) is the new District Administrator of Athletics at Wakulla High School
  • Eden Rodgers (former Assistant Principal at Shadeville Elementary) is the new Principal at Shadeville Elementary
  • Sarojanie Samlal is the new Assistant Principal at Shadeville Elementary.
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Quincee Messersmith seeks re-election to BOCC

By QUINCEE
MESSERSMITH
Special to The Sun

In 2018 I committed that she would be โ€œaccessibleโ€ and โ€œinvolved,โ€ and that I would use my experiences in life, education and work, combined with โ€œlisteningโ€ and โ€œcommon sense,โ€ to the issues that come before the Commission.

The Wakulla Sun offers candidates the opportunity to announce their candidacy, and tell voters the issues that are important to them.
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Moose donation for school supplies

Wakulla Moose Lodge President Kay Cannon and Liz Blias presented a $1,500 check to Amber Allen, assistant principal at Medart Elementary, to assist teachers with purchasing school supplies for students. People donโ€™t realize how much money comes out of a teacherโ€™s pocket to purchase things for their students and this will help.
(Photo submitted)