By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The City of St. Marks appears to have finally gotten its tax levy and budget for 2023-24 approved.
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Two War Eagles sign scholarships
Nehemiah Chandler signs with Georgia Tech; Haden Klees with Samford
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Two dynamic Wakulla War Eagle football players signed college scholarships on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Dec. 20 – Nehemiah Chandler signed with Georgia Tech, and Haden Klees signed with Samford.
Read More …Motion to dismiss heard in former deputy’s lawsuit
Robert Standeford sued after leaving the sheriff’s office, claiming he suffered whistleblower retaliation
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The lawsuit by former Wakulla deputy Robert Standeford against the sheriff’s office for wrongful termination was before Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith on a motion to dismiss the case last week.
Read More …Threatening neighbors
Shell Point man arrested armed with guns after making threats
Matthew Williams was arrested on Saturday.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A 48-year-old Shell Point man was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 16, after he allegedly made numerous threats to neighbors and was behaving erratically.
Deputies were called Saturday morning to Shell Point after neighbors of Matthew Williams heard him making threats and yelling strange things over the past several days.
Charter Review finishes
The commission dissolves after passing its final report with 5 proposals
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County Charter Review Committee finished its work last week and passed out a final report with five proposed amendments to the county charter.
Two of those may run afoul of state preemption laws and will likely not appear on the ballot in November: one proposal was to limit RV parks to a maximum of five units per acre; another proposal, which drew the most support from citizens, was to protect certain native trees that are 12 inches or larger.
Wellhead ordinance goes to county commission
Planning board approves a change sought by water companies to reduce setback
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County Planning Commission voted last week to recommend that the county’s regulations on wellhead protection be amended to reduce a development buffer from 300 feet to 100 feet after representatives from local water companies said the buffer would create difficulties.
Read More …20 bunk beds built for kids
Rotary and Realtors work with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to provide beds
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Rotary Club of Wakulla and the Wakulla Chapter of the Tallahassee Board of Realtors did a bed build on Saturday morning under the auspices of Sleep in Heavenly Peace and built 20 bunk beds for Wakulla kids who don’t have beds.
(Full disclosure: I am the president of the Rotary Club this year.)
Dollar General wins slip-and-fall negligence lawsuit
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
After a two-day civil trial last week, a jury returned with a verdict of no damages for a man suing Dollar General for a slip-and-fall he suffered at the store on Spring Creek Highway back in March 2021.
Read More …Man gets 4 years in prison for vehicular homicide
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A man from Clermont with illegal drugs in his system crashed and rolled a car while traveling in Wakulla County back on New Year’s Day 2020. A 17-year-old girl, also from Clermont and also with drugs in her system, was killed in the rollover crash.
Read More …City has to re-do its tax notices because of typos
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The St. Marks City Commission held a special budget meeting this week to pass resolutions to correct some problems with budget advertisements than ran in September.
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