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New city manager works to clean up city hall

Posted onOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Katherine Gatewood has been on the job for about a month

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

With Hurricane Helene bearing down on St. Marks a few weeks ago and residents bracing for impacts, new St. Marks City Manager Katherine Gatewood was also preparing – but to her dismay discovered the city has no disaster plan for employees, no vendor list to turn to for emergency help.

Homeless dropoff

Posted onOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Ochlockonee Bay merchants say Franklin County is leaving men there

A screenshot from surveillance video at Tide Creek Coastal Market in Ochlockonee Bay showing a Franklin County deputy dropping off a shirtless, shoeless man on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 5:56 a.m. The man was at the store all day asking store employees for food, customers for money until Wakulla deputies were called at closing.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The surveillance video shows a Franklin County deputy sheriff’s truck pulling into the parking lot around sunrise and letting off a man in shorts, shirtless though he’s holding a shirt, and shoeless. The deputy drops off the man and then drives away, headed back across the bridge to Franklin County.

Local man has been missing for 6 weeks

Posted onOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Sheriff’s office says it has no leads on the disappearance of Ian Rogers

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Ian Rogers dropped off Kaylee Evans for her job at Rocky’s at 5 a.m. on Aug. 26.
That’s the last she’s seen of her boyfriend of more than a year.

Hurricane Helene misses us

Posted onOctober 2, 2024October 1, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

A last minute wobble sent the Category 4 hurricane east of St. Marks into Taylor County

Stan West of Riverside Cafe in St. Marks takes a pause from cleaning out mud from his restaurant. He was all smiles: ‘We expected a lot worse.’ (PHOTO BY WILLIAM SNOWDEN)

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Warned of Hurricane Helene becoming a Category 4 and possible storm surge of as much as 20 feet, Wakulla county commissioners issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire county on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

School board holds workshop on proposed policy changes

Posted onOctober 2, 2024October 1, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The Wakulla School Board held a special workshop on Monday, Sept. 30 to discuss with Superintendent-elect Rick Myhre and district staff some of the upcoming changes to policy.

Smaller newspaper than usual

Posted onOctober 2, 2024October 1, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Because of challenges with electricity and internet, this week’s Wakulla Sun is smaller than usual and does not include some of the regular features. It should return to normal next week.

Hurricane disrupts War Eagles

Posted onOctober 2, 2024October 1, 2024AuthorWilliam SnowdenLeave a comment

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

As Hurricane Helene neared, and the county issued a mandatory evacuation order, the school district cancelled school and extracurricular activities – including Friday night’s big game against district rival Suwannee.

More on Kemp case

Posted onSeptember 25, 2024September 24, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

Some ask why County Commissioner Ralph Thomas wasn’t questioned

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Several people are questioning why County Commissioner Ralph Thomas was not interviewed by Wakulla County Sheriff’s detectives in the case of County Commissioner Mike Kemp drawing felony charges for using a public record to harass.

DOT on U.S. 319

Posted onSeptember 25, 2024September 24, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

File photo of highway construction work from the spring.

County commissioners got an update on the progress of the four-laning of Crawfordville Highway at their meeting on Monday, Sept. 16.

Woman who hit bicyclist in 2021 pleas to vehicular homicide

Posted onSeptember 25, 2024September 24, 2024AuthorWilliam Snowden

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A Crawfordville woman who hit and killed a bicyclist on Shadeville Highway back in September 2021, pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide, a second degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in state prison.