Author: William Snowden (Page 10 of 13)

Food insecurity

The extension office hosted a conference on Friday about feeding the hungry

Libby Simmons, director of development for Second Harvest of the Big Bend, talks to attendees about poverty and food insecurity in Wakulla County.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla County Extension Office hosted a summit on Friday, March 1 on food insecurity in Wakulla.

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School board revisits policy

Chair Cale Langston wants to reevaluate required transport for teams

School Superintendent Bobby Pearce with school board members: Chair Cale Langston, Melisa Taylor, Laura Lawhon, Josh Brown and Eddie Hand.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

In the discussion portion of last week’s school board meeting, Chair Cale Langston informed fellow board members that he is investigating the requirement that sports teams and clubs be transported by school personnel and vehicles.

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Black history

Christian coalition honors achievement in medicine at gala; other weekend events

Celebrated at the banquet were Wakulla natives Dr. Carol Broxton, RN Vanessa Allen Dickey, RN Stephanie Jackson-Sanders, Dr. NaQuita Jackson Nelson, and keynote speaker Dr. Krystal Franklin. Pharmacist Rita Louise Hughes was unable to attend.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The Wakulla County Christian’ Coalition’s annual Arthur Lee Andrews’ scholarship gala was packed on Saturday night at the community center, with an estimated 160 guests in attendance for the event to honor local women achievers working in medicine.

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Two indicted for first-degree murder in separate cases

Jacob Robison charged with killing infant in July 2023; Richard Bishop charged with killing inmate at WCI

Jacob Robison
Richard Bishop

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A Wakulla County grand jury was empaneled recently and returned indictments for first degree murder in two cases: one is against Jacob Robison, who is accused of killing an infant back in July 2023; and Richard E. Bishop for killing an inmate at Wakulla Correctional Institute.

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Deputy’s lawsuit dismissed

Robert Standeford sued sheriff’s office claiming he was a whistleblower

Former Wakulla deputy Robert Standeford

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Former Wakulla deputy sheriff Robert Standeford’s whistleblower lawsuit was dismissed last week.
Standeford had claimed in his 2021 lawsuit against the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office that he had made verbal and written complaints to his supervisors about his mistreatment and school safety issues. He claimed that because of his whistleblowing, he was moved from a position at Youth and Community Services to a school resource officer – which Standeford claimed in his lawsuit was a demotion as punishment.

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$2.4M shortfall eyed

New hires frozen as county looks at dealing with budget hole

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The county audit committee met last week to discuss the county’s financial status facing a $2.4 million budget shortfall because of the mistaken overvaluation of a lot in Lake Ellen for $307 million.

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