Staff Report
A 42-year-old Crawfordville man was killed in a single car crash in Jefferson County on Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Valentine Festival, Parade is Saturday
Staff Report
The festival season kicks off on Saturday with the Rotary Club of Wakulla’s annual Valentine Festival and Parade.
The popular parade will kick off at 10 a.m. and follow the usual parade route from north of Azalea Park to near the Courthouse. Crawfordville Highway will be closed to traffic during the parade.
Festival vendors – including arts and crafts and food – will be set up in Hudson Park with entertainment in the pavilion.
SNOW!
Wakulla got sleet, ice and snow last week that accumulated in amounts not seen in decades.
Read More …OATH OF OFFICE
Swearing-in
Donnie Sparkman was sworn-in as Wakulla property appraiser on Tuesday, Jan. 7, top photo. His wife, Rita, holds the Bible as County Judge Brian Miller administers the oath of office.
Read More …Legislative delegation meets Jan. 29
Staff Report
The Wakulla Legislative delegation will hold a meeting to discuss issues of local concern on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the county commission chambers at 2:30 p.m.
State Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, and Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, will be available to discuss concerns for this year’s legislative session, which starts March 3.
Wakulla teen injured in New Year’s Eve crash
Staff Report
Two teenagers suffered serious injuries in a New Year’s Eve crash on Woodville Highway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Read More …Correction
A front page story last week headlined “Local Realtor found guilty of tax evasion” was not correct. The story, which came from a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case, did not specify that Sedita Cayson, the Realtor, was charged with five counts of attempting to evade or defeat tax and five counts of willful failure to file return. Cayson was not found guilty of evading taxes, only of willful failure to file.
While the subheadline explained that “Sedita Cayson failed to file income tax returns between 2017-2021,” the main headline was incorrect.
We regret the error.
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Kemp, Whaley arraignment continued again
The two are charged with felony for using public records to try to expose identity of an internet troll
Staff Report
Defense attorneys for former County Commissioner Mike Kemp and Becky Whaley, former administrator of a Wakulla Citizens Facebook page, again continued the arraignment for their clients until January.
Read More …2 crashes in one day: school bus, van in accidents
No injuries reported in separate wrecks, both of which occured Dec. 4
Staff Report
There were two wrecks involving school vehicles on Wednesday, Dec. 4: a school bus pulling into the high school was hit by a box truck on Highway 98, and a pickup truck backed into a school van loading students on Redman Road.
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