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Community news from around Wakulla County
Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) is proud to recognize Eddie Hand, Wakulla County School Board member, as its newest Certified Board Member (CBM).
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Continue readingBy RACHEL PIENTA
4-H Director
This summer, Wakulla 4-H partnered with Sunchaser Fitness, the UF/IFAS Family Nutrition Program, the Wakulla County Coalition for Youth, and the Florida Center for Prevention Research at Florida State University to offer a new, teen-focused camp.
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LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Former Wakulla War Eagle football players Feleipe and Jordan Franks hosted their second annual football camp on Saturday at the War Eagle Football field.
More than 100 athletes signed up for the free camp and to enjoy athletics, football contests, a meal donated by Lindy’s Chicken, and a draw string back pack souvenir to bring home memories of the event.
Crews with James Stidham & Associates have been working in the area around the courthouse square for the past couple of weeks, installing monitoring wells in the area for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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On Wednesday, July 3, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and the Crime Suppression Unit, alongside investigators of the North Star Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Agents of Homeland Security Investigations executed a residential Search Warrant as part of “Operation Ice Storm” Phase One.
Continue readingBy WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
By the time you read this, we will have already held our first candidate forum – it’s set for Tuesday, July 9 at the Wakulla County Public Library.
Continue readingBy LYNN ARTZ, DAVID RODDENBERRY & SANDY TEDDER
With its abundance of native plants (nearly 200 species), Sopchoppy Depot Park attracts a variety of wildlife.
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