By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
It doesn’t seem possible, but The Wakulla Sun has been around for three years.
Our first issue came out in late February 2022.
We are going to celebrate that accomplishment next week, Thursday, May 15, at our office on the courthouse square from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Stop by if you’re able. Enjoy some food and beverages and help us celebrate.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Pat Jones ran buses for Wakulla schools for 50 years, finally retiring at the beginning of this year.
“If people ask me to use one word to describe my career,” she said. “It would be ‘Blessed.’”
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
An 18-year-old Crawfordville girl was killed in a car crash last week, and her 13-year-old sister, who was a passenger in the car, was critically injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A 76-year-old Tallahassee man was injured and transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 22, after a personal watercraft he was on exploded and caught fire.
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Wakulla High School’s Carson Falk signed the school’s first-ever college fishing scholarship with Tennessee Wesleyan’s new bass fishing team.
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Scott Mixon of Duke Energy presented a $6,000 check to Wakulla Emergency Management Director Jennifer Nagy on April 23 for storm preparation. A portion of the money will go towards the planned expo at Hudson Park on May 10. (Photo by William Snowden)
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla High School Interact Club held a Spring Towards Peace event on Saturday at the community center, part of an effort to raise awareness about violence.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The family of a boy struck by a hit-and-run driver back in January filed a civil lawsuit in Wakulla Circuit Court seeking unspecified damages and then shortly settled the case for a lump sum.
Alfreda Lashon Nelson, 44, was arrested by law enforcement shortly after the incident and charged with felony hit and run. She was released on $50,000 bond.
The Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run was held on Tuesday, April 15, with Special Olympian athletes and officers carrying the torch from the sheriff’s office to the courthouse.
Read More …Wakulla High School’s Interact Club held an ambitious event on Saturday – Spring Towards Peace to encourage awareness of domestic violence.
Club President Sophia Kamal and Vice President McKenna Sanders, said the event was “brought about by Wakulla County having a rough start to the school year. Within two weeks, three students tragically lost their lives, two of them being our very own peers.