Staff Report
The Wakulla High School Lady War Eagles are in the Final Four after a walloping of Paxon 13-2 on Thursday, May 14.
Read More …Lady War Eagles headed to state semi-final
Author: Staff Report
Corrections
- In last week’s front page story on the “Youth coalition brunch,” the cutline misidentified one of the youths: Hiroshi Yoshioka was pictured, not Riley Schaefer. Both were honored with the “Rising Star Award.”
- At the end of the same story, the last name of Bonnie Wertenberger was misspelled.
We regret the errors.
County passes burn ban citing drought
Local State of Emergency declared to prohibit outdoor fires, but doesn’t include grilling
Staff Report
Last week, Wakulla County Commissioners enacted a burn ban at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday, April 15, citing drought conditions and the need to reduce wildfire risk.
Read More …Special meeting set to declare local burn ban
Citing drought conditions, county commissioners will meet Wednesday, April 15 at 2 p.m.
Staff Report
The Wakulla County Commission has set a special meeting for Wednesday, April 15 at 2 p.m. to consider a resolution to declare a local state of emergency due to drought conditions and implement a county-wide burn ban.
The meeting will be held in the commission meeting room.
Man killed in boating accident
Michael ‘Cody’ Terranova was from Wakulla, served as Tallahassee police officer
Staff Report
Wakulla County native and Tallahassee Police Officer Michael “Cody” Terranova was killed Friday in a boating accident on the Wakulla River.
According to reports from the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, Terrranova, 41, was off-duty and boating in the river when he struck a “fixed object” and was thrown from the boat.
Local man killed in Bahamas
Staff Report
Cody Castillo was looking forward to flying back to his Crawfordville home last week after working in the Bahamas. He and and wife Makayla were looking forward to welcoming their first child into the world in August.
Castillo never made it back home, and was fatally shot while abroad, according to reports. A GoFundMe was started to support his family and notice was sent to local media outlets which included a link to Daily Mail news story about Castillo being shot by a Bahamian policeman during a bar fight.
Crawfordville man injured in crash
Staff Report
A 34-year-old Crawfordville man was injured when he rolled his SUV while traveling on U.S. Highway 319 in Franklin County south of Sopchopppy, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
He reportedly suffered serious injuries and was taken by Air Ambulance to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, FHP reported.
BOCC approves Jack Crum development
Staff Report
Social media was burning up over a proposed subdivision off Jack Crum Road that was up for approval at Tuesday night’s county commission meeting. As Chair Ralph Thomas noted, people online were portraying the zoning change as “a massive subdivision,” he said. “It’s not.”
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Correction
- A list of cast members appearing in the play “Murder under the Moose Big Top” in last week’s paper omitted the last name of one performer – that of Charlene Meyer.
We regret the error.