Author: William Snowden

He was convicted in the 1997 Spears-King murders, but will no longer face the death penalty

By WILLLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Jason Looney, one of three men responsible for the 1997 home invasion murders of Keith Spears and Melanie King, was sentenced last week to two consecutive life sentences by Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

St. Marks City Hall has black mold, according to City Manager Katherine Gatewood.
For the foreseeable future, city commission meetings will be held at the St. Marks Yacht Club, Gatewood said. (The city commission meeting set for Thursday, March 13 has been cancelled.)
She is ordering a mobile office – a jobsite trailer – that is expected to be delivered in abou 10 days.

Five seized at home off Ace High Stables; 18 seized from bus in Crawfordville

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office and Wakulla Animal Control were involved in two different incidents last week in which a number of dogs were seized.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the sheriff’s office was alerted to possible abuse of dogs at a home on Walden Way, off Ace High Stables in a TikTok video also posted to Facebook.

AirLife Florida will be based at the Wakulla County Airport

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

County commissioners voted unanimously to approve the Certificate to allow Air Methods, operating as AirLife Florida, to provide air ambulance service to Wakulla County.

Ability to use property for water system and a new well is clincher for city commissioners

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Sopchoppy city commissioners voted unanimously last week to accept the donation of the old Sopchoppy School buildings and property from the Wakulla County School Board.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Guerry Wayne Hertz was sentenced to death last week by Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith.
Hertz was convicted in 1999 of the home invasion murders of Keith Spears and Melanie King back in 1997.