St. Marks Prestress is looking to locate at the old refinery site
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The City of St. Marks is working to bring in a new company to the old St. Marks Refinery site.
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Jury recommends death penalty for Hertz by 10-2
He was charged with the 1997 murders of Keith Spears and Melanie King
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
After a week of testimony, it took a 12 person jury only an hour to return a recommendation that Guerry Wayne Hertz should face the death penalty for a double murder.
Hertz, along with co-defendants Jason Looney and Jimmy Dempsey, was convicted in 1999 of the murder of Melanie King and Keith Spears that took place back in July 1997 in a home invasion robbery.
OPERATION SANTA
Hertz case to begin
Judge severs Hertz and Looney death penalty cases; jury of 12 is selected; Hertz case is scheduled to get underway beginning Tuesday, Dec. 10
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
It was 25 years to the day – Dec. 6, 1999 was the first day of the double-murder trial of Guerry Wayne Hertz and Jason Looney.
Read More …Rotary builds beds for kids
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Rotary Club of Wakulla, joined by Cone Distributing and local Realtors, took part in a bed build on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the sheriff’s maintence yard to build 25 bunk beds for kids who don’t have beds.
Read More …Hertz-Looney death penalty case returnsHertz-Looney case
Sentenced to death in 1999 for a 1997 double murder, the two men return for resentencing this week
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Guerry Wayne Hertz and Jason Looney, convicted of a double murder of a Crawfordville couple after a home invasion in 1997 and sentenced to death in 1999, will face resentencing in the coming week.
Read More …Car pulled from sink
The 1977 Datsun 200SX had been in the sinkhole since at least 1980
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Cal Jamison had been working on the project of having the car removed from the sinkhole on Charles Donahue’s property for months.
Read More …Rick Myhre outlines priorities
Sworn-in to office along with new school board member Angie Nichols
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Rick Myhre has been acting as superintendent since he won the election back in August.
He said then, as superintendent-elect, that he felt it was still the term of Superintendent Bobby Pearce, who had stepped back to give Myhre a chance to begin implementing changes.
War Eagles fall in playoffs
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles went down in defeat in the second round of the playoffs in Jacksonville Friday night to a very good Raines Vikings team.
Read More …1977 Datsun 200SX being lifted out of Donahue Sink
Video by William Snowden