By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Stuart Mauney, who was charged with killing a man in the Purify Bay Road area back in December 2021, was found guilty of second degree murder after a two-day trial last week.
It took the six-person jury only 20 minutes to deliberate and return the guilty verdict.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Jury selection is expected to get underway in the murder trial of Suart Mauney, who is charged with killing a man in the Purify Bay Road area back in December 2021. He was arrested and charged in February 2022 after investigation by the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
It’s been amost 40 years since Butch and Myra Jean Nutting opened Myra Jean’s. It started as a bakery with ice cream and sandwiches back in 1985.
Myra Jean recalled that people encouraged them to offer hamburgers – and the restaurant side eventually took over.
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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