The Wakulla County Christian Coalition held an awards brunch on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the senior center.
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BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC
Instead of the usual Back to School breakfast for teachers and lunch for non-instructinal personnel, a Back to School picnic was held for all employees at 3Y Ranch on Friday. It was hot. It rained. And there were door prizes. Plus hot dogs and burgers. (Photos by William Snowden)
Read More …Ed Brimner withdraws his candidacy
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN Editor
Wakulla County Property Appraiser Ed Brimner announced in a press release on Friday morning that he was withdrawing his candidacy for re-election.
Brimner said in the press release that it was “personal reasons.” In a brief phone interview with the Sun, he acknowledged an incident with a county human resources employee in which he was “exceedingly rude” in front of his whole staff.
Read More …City manager, clerk suddenly quit jobs
District gets ‘A’ grade
Bobby Pearce
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Wakulla County Schools is once again an ‘A’ district after the state Department of Education released grades last week.
Read More …Thanks for work on forums
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
By the time you read this, we will have finished up our three candidate forums for this election season.
Read More …POLITICAL FORUM LOCATION HAS CHANGED:
A tree has fallen on 319 and knocked out power at the library – it’s not clear how long it will take to restore service. We are moving tonight’s candidate forum to the Wakulla County Community Center, (318 Shadeville Rd, Crawfordville, FL 32327) still starting at 6 p.m., to hear from county commission candidates, incumbent Mike Kemp and challenger Valerie Russell.
Plans for starting teacher pay to meet $47,500 goal
Meeting also held with representatives from CHP to discuss 8.9% increase; school board vows to cover cost for employees
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
At a budget workshop last week, school board members heard that the district appears on the verge of meeting the state-required starting teacher salary of $47,500.
Read More …Man to plea to battery on children
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A man charged with molesting several children in St. Marks back in 2016 will plea to lesser charges in a deal that will send him to prison for four years followed by 11 years of probation.
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