Author: William Snowden

Wakulla will receive an additional $625,500 over last year in payment as fiscally constrained county

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Property Appraiser Ed Brimner put out a news release this week noting that the county will receive an additional $625,500 from the state, monies received by fiscally constrained counties.

Jacob Robison charged with killing infant in July 2023; Richard Bishop charged with killing inmate at WCI

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A Wakulla County grand jury was empaneled recently and returned indictments for first degree murder in two cases: one is against Jacob Robison, who is accused of killing an infant back in July 2023; and Richard E. Bishop for killing an inmate at Wakulla Correctional Institute.

Robert Standeford sued sheriff’s office claiming he was a whistleblower

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Former Wakulla deputy sheriff Robert Standeford’s whistleblower lawsuit was dismissed last week.
Standeford had claimed in his 2021 lawsuit against the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office that he had made verbal and written complaints to his supervisors about his mistreatment and school safety issues. He claimed that because of his whistleblowing, he was moved from a position at Youth and Community Services to a school resource officer – which Standeford claimed in his lawsuit was a demotion as punishment.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Five Wakulla football players signed scholarships on Wednesday, National Signing Day.

New hires frozen as county looks at dealing with budget hole

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The county audit committee met last week to discuss the county’s financial status facing a $2.4 million budget shortfall because of the mistaken overvaluation of a lot in Lake Ellen for $307 million.

Judge orders UCF Coach Gene McDowell’s widow to get memorabilia

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A family dispute over who rightfully should possess prized trophies of late coach Gene McDowell – a nephew who claimed to have bought the memorabilia from the coach’s son, or the coach’s widow – was decided with the items being awarded to Peggy McDowell, his widow.

Photos by William Snowden

The school board approves, 3-2, raising cost of renting school facilities

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a new policy on the use of facilities was approved that sees a steep rise in the cost of renting school facilities.
Superintendent of Schools Bobby Pearce said the policy was prompted by concerns that some individuals were using school facilities to run a business.
The school board voted 3-2 to approve the change: Chair Cale Langston, and school board members Josh Brown and Melisa Taylor voted for; Eddie Hand and Laura Lawhon voted against.

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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN

Starting on Feb. 1, The Wakulla Sun’s website will go behind a paywall.
Or at least, the news stories will be.