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Just in time for the start of the new school year, there’s been an adjustment to the school zone at Medart Elementary.
The school, located on Highway 98 just beyond the triangle where U.S. Highway 319 forks off towards Sopchoppy, has long had school zone flashers that tend to surprise unsuspecting drivers on the road, where the speed limit is 55 mph, and suddenly they come upon the flashing school zone lights and a drop in speed limit to 20 mph.
Because of an oversight when compiling last week’s story on Wakulla Lady War Eagle softball players named to the All-Big Bend team, sophomore Parker Stubbs was inadvertently left out of the story.
Along with Cylie Long, named Softball Player of the Year, and Charley Butler, named Softball Pitcher of the Year, Stubbs was named to the All-Big Bend First Team.
A sophomore, Stubbs was an infielder for the Lady War Eagles who played 24 games, had a .342 average, with 26 hits in 76 at-bats, with one home run and 18 RBIs.
We regret the error.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the $115 billion state budget last week, and Wakulla County projects that were funded include:
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Two Crawfordville women were killed in a July 4th car crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Port Leon Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Around 6:18 p.m., a 50-year-old woman driving a sedan and her 15-year-old passenger appeared to have failed to yield the right-of-way to a pickup truck pulling a trailer and the sedan was T-boned, according to FHP’s report.
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Andrew Riddle, who has served numerous volunteer positions with the Wakulla County over the past 10 years, announced his resignation as chair of the Wakulla County Planning Commission and other roles at the county commission meeting on June 16 during the citizens to be heard portion of the meeting.
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The Lady War Eagles made it all the way to the Final Four for the state championship but fell to the Eustis Panthers back in May.
Three of those Lady War Eagles were recognized for their season: Cylie Long was named All-Big Bend Player of the Year; Charley Butler was named All-Big Bend Pitcher of the Year; and Sally Wheeler was named All-Big Bend Coach of the Year.
Overall, the softball team had a 22-5-1 season.
This photo from the Rockin’ Reds fishing tournament misidentified the man talking to Chris Russell about his friend, Gage Pitman, who the tournament is held in memory of. The man’s name is Keith Godden.
We regret the error.
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A Memorial Day ceremony will be held on the Courthouse lawn beginning at 10 a.m., hosted by the county Veterans Service Office on Monday, May 26.
The solemn event is to pay tribute to those who fell in service to our country.
Afterwards, the VFW Post 4538 will hold a community event at the post, 475 Arran Road, with hamburgers and hot dogs, sno-cones, cake walk, silent auction and raffles from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.