Miss Wakulla Abbigail Lawhon and three other Miss Wakulla queens – McKinley Perry, the Young Miss Wakulla; Lynley Bryan, Little Miss; and Avyn Bryan, Tiny Miss – were out in Sunday’s swelter running a lemonade stand outside the Blue Water Realty office. (Photo by William Snowden)
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Wakulla County Commissioners discussed the possibility of lowering property taxes this year, but seemed to acknowledge it would be unlikely as they face annual maintenance costs for the new radio system upwards of $500,000 a year.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Stuart Mauney, the man found guilty in May of murdering a hunter on the Purify Bay Road portion of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge land in December 2021, was sentenced to life in prison by Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith at a hearing on Thursday, July 10.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Former County Commissioner Mike Kemp and former Wakulla Citizens Facebook page administrator Becky Whaley were in court this week on felony charges of cyberbullying.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
There was a big crowd on hand at the community center on Friday night for Keep Wakulla County Beautiful’s award dinner.
Incoming KWCB president Steve Cushman presented his idea of “Just Imagine” – a new focus for the group away from Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to a reduction of waste. “Just stop,” he said. He bemoaned the consumer culture of “Buy now” that produces enormous waste.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith dismissed a case last week in which the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office had seized and was seeking to have forfeited a cryptocurrency account that had received money from a financial scam of a Wakulla woman as the judge found the account was in Miami, and the account had never been located in Wakulla.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Wakulla County property values increased some 9.54% over last year, according to Property Appraiser Donnie Sparkman
Sparkman released the preliminary numbers in a memo to county commissioners dated June 1.
The total estimated value of Wakulla property as of June 1 is $2.50 billion, an increase over last year’s $2.28 billion – an increase in value of more than $220 million over the year.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
It was a huge announcement for Wakulla County: Point Blank Enterprises, a manufacturer of tactical gear for law enforcement and the military, is opening a new facility in Opportunity Park.
The company promises 300 jobs with an average salary of $52,900 plus more than $8,000 in benefits.
Memorial Day was observed with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony on the courthouse grounds on Monday, May 26. A crowd of about 75 attended the event.
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