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Remembering 9/11

Posted onSeptember 18, 2024September 17, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office held its annual 9/11 Memorial Service on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the 2,977 people who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania. (Photos by William Snowden)

History and coaches

Posted onSeptember 18, 2024September 17, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Historical Society holds program on the history of Wakulla’s coaches

Historical Society President Brent Thurmond, earing referee’s stripes, introduces a panel of coaches and athletes at a program on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Wakulla High School.

Talking tourism

Posted onSeptember 11, 2024September 10, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

At the Leadership Wakulla class, Kinsey Miller leads a panel discussion on tourism with Sanjay Patel of the Magnuson, Commissioner Ralph Thomas, and Sherrie Posey Miller of Waterfronts Panacea.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Last week, members of the Leadership Wakulla class heard from a panel on the challenges and strategies for promoting tourism in Wakulla.

More on Kemp case

Posted onSeptember 11, 2024September 10, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Sheriff’s investigator deemed the matter a ‘criminal conspiracy’ run by Kemp

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

With the release of the full investigative report by the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office late last week into the criminal charges of Commissioner Mike Kemp offered more details of the case:

Mike Kemp arrested

Posted onSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

He, Becky Whaley and Deputy Don Newsome charged with cyberbullying

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla County Commissioner Mike Kemp was arrested Friday and charged with cyberbullying and obstruction for his role in trying to release the name of a person he believed was behind a Facebook account that had put up posts critical of him.

Grants for development

Posted onAugust 28, 2024August 27, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

County seeks money to build facilities to bring in high-paying jobs

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla County is applying for grant funding to build two buildings to bring two manufacturing companies to the county.

Miller, Myhre, Russell win

Posted onAugust 22, 2024August 21, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Angie Nichols wins seat on school board, will join Josh Brown, who is re-elected

The Grinch was holding a Valerie Russell sign and waving at voters on Tuesday.

War Eagle Academy

Posted onAugust 22, 2024August 21, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

The new career and technical school holds an open house last week

The lobby of the building is airy and full of light.

15-year-old suffers critical injuries in crash

Posted onAugust 22, 2024August 21, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A 15-year-old Wakulla High School student suffered critical injuries in a crash on Wednesday, Aug. 14, around 2:20 p.m.

Riley Attridge plea deal is 25 years for murder

Posted onAugust 22, 2024August 21, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Riley Attridge pleaded to a second degree murder charge on Monday, Aug. 19, for the shooting death of Preston Gage Pitman at a graduation party on May 19, 2018.