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Judge orders UCF Coach Gene McDowell’s widow to get memorabilia

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A family dispute over who rightfully should possess prized trophies of late coach Gene McDowell – a nephew who claimed to have bought the memorabilia from the coach’s son, or the coach’s widow – was decided with the items being awarded to Peggy McDowell, his widow.

Photos by William Snowden

The school board approves, 3-2, raising cost of renting school facilities

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a new policy on the use of facilities was approved that sees a steep rise in the cost of renting school facilities.
Superintendent of Schools Bobby Pearce said the policy was prompted by concerns that some individuals were using school facilities to run a business.
The school board voted 3-2 to approve the change: Chair Cale Langston, and school board members Josh Brown and Melisa Taylor voted for; Eddie Hand and Laura Lawhon voted against.

Subscribers can login to thewakullasun.com

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN

Starting on Feb. 1, The Wakulla Sun’s website will go behind a paywall.
Or at least, the news stories will be.

A number of candidates have already filed to run for local office

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A number of potential candidates are filing to run for local elected office in 2024.
Constitutional officers, three county commission seats, and two school board seats are on the ballot this year.

County commission will look at ‘incentives’ for developers to stop clear cutting

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

County commissioners said they would consider tree protection ordinance after half a dozen members of the Charter Review Committee appeared at last week’s meeting to implore them to look at the issue.

Family of late UCF Coach Gene McDowell’s family in a battle over trophies

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The widow of Coach Gene McDowell, who was head football coach at the University of Central Florida from 1985 to 1997, was in county court last week asking that some of her late husband’s trophies and scrapbook be returned to her.

Matthew Williams had been missing, his body found in Tallahassee

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A man charged with threatening his Shell Point neighbors was reportedly found dead in Tallahassee, according to sources close to the matter.

Andrew Curles rammed the gate in July and was charged with felony criminal mischief

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A Panacea man was ordered to pay $4,350 to replace one of the gates at Tarpine after he rammed it with his truck on July 21.