New deputies, firefighters, other county personnel cleared for hiring as of June 1
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The county will move forward with hiring six new road deputies and nine firefighters as of June 1.
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The county will move forward with hiring six new road deputies and nine firefighters as of June 1.
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About 10 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars including Post Commander Sean Golder expressed their concerns about the hours and outreach availability of the county’s Veteran Service Officer Winston Murphy.
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Back in 1978, a Letter to the Editor in the Wakulla newspaper complained about an inmate’s treatment at the Wakulla County Jail under then-Sheriff David Harvey, who was a year into his first term and only 26.
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Wakulla County recently settled two pending lawsuits: one was filed by Williams Communication challenging the decision last year to award the bid to construct a new radio system to Motorola Solutions.
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The planning commission voted last week to approve a conditional use for a Wawa convenience store and gas station to be located on Crawfordville Highway on a parcel between the old and new Whiddon Lake Road.
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Longtime property appraiser Donnie Sparkman filed last week to challenge against incumbent Ed Brimner.
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An inmate at Wakulla Correctional Institution, already serving a 15-year prison sentence for robbery in Miami-Dade County, accepted a plea deal on Thursday, April 4, to serve 15 years for the murder of another inmate at WCI back in June 2021.
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A six-person jury returned a not guilty verdict against a Crawfordville man who had been charged with burning his girlfriend’s house down and killing a puppy.
Bobby Joe Sampson Jr. was found not guilty of arson and aggravated animal cruelty after a one-day trial on Tuesday, March 19.
A big crowd converged on Panacea and Woolley Park on Saturday for the annual Oyster & Brewfest, a fundraiser for Waterfronts Panacea that helps pay for local projects like activities for local kids.
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They were members of the first graduating classes at Wakulla High School in 1968 and 1969.
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