By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A 22-year-old Crawfordville man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison last week for human trafficking a young girl for sex.
The man, Sky Skidmore, entered a plea of guilty to the negotiated sentence on Tuesday, Aug. 26 before Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles faced a tough Taylor County Bulldog team on Friday night that bested Wakulla with a 27-21 win.
It was the second straight year the Bulldogs have beat Wakulla, the first time that’s happened in at least 20 years.
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The Wakulla County commission voted 3-2 not to increase fees for players at the Medart Recreation Park.
The proposal to increase fees for kids playing sports by $5 drew outrage from representatives of a couple of youth associations, saying the increased costs posed a threat to the existence of their organizations.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A year ago, in August 2024, Major Dale Evans became the subject of a criminal investigation after another deputy received a text from a burner phone alerting her that she was being investigated and was going to be fired.
The deputy who received the text, not knowing who it was from, went to the department’s internal affairs department to report it. A criminal investigation was opened the next day.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A woman who allegedly sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant for the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office between April and August 2024 was sentenced to 17 years in state prison.
Angel Palmer made an open plea to two cases of possession of meth within 1,000 feet of a church, a second-degree felony, and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, a third degree felony.
Larry Weeks of the county’s Road & Bridge Department was named Wakulla County’s Employee of the Second Quarter at the county commission meeting on Aug. 4. Weeks has been with the county for six years. (Photo by William Snowden)
The Wakulla County Historical Society is asking property owners to be aware that old cemeteries may be on their land.
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Editor
County commissioners went through the exercise of what a 10% cut to the county budget would look like at a workshop last week.
County commissioner Valerie Russell requested the board look at the cuts to county departments – excluding the sheriff’s office and public safety.
County staff presented the information at a budget workshop on Monday, Aug. 18.
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles started the season with a win over the Leon Lions on Thursday night, a 37-20 win on the road at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee;
“I’m very excited with the win,” said Head Coach Scott Klees. “A lot of young players started for the first time: on offense, there were seven new starters; and on defense, seven new starters.”
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