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Community news from around Wakulla County

It’s time to file for Homestead Exemption

January 24, 2024 / Special to The Sun

By ED BRIMNER
Property Appraiser

It’s time! If you are a full-time Wakulla County resident, you should file for homestead exemption if you haven’t already.

KWCB’s Tire Amnesty Day held

January 24, 2024 / Special to The Sun

KWCB volunteers at tire amnesty day at the community center.

By TAMMIE NASON
KWCB Director

The recent Keep Wakulla County Beautiful Tire Amnesty Event, held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, was a resounding success, made possible through the generous funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Edwards steps down as mayor

January 17, 2024 / Legion Taylor

Sopchoppy’s new mayor Glenn Rudd, left, took over the post from Lara Edwards, center, and Roger McKenzie will serve as city’s vice mayor.

By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter

At the Sopchoppy city commission meeting last week, Lara Edwards stepped down as the city’s mayor.

Kendyl Byrd is district spelling bee champion

January 17, 2024 / William Snowden

Runner-up Mirri Craig, left, with district winner Kendyl Byrd at Friday’s district spelling bee.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The winning word was “avens.” As in “plants of a genus of perrenial herbs with pinnate or hyrate leaves and flowers with long plumose persistent styles.”
And Kendyl Byrd, a 5th grader at Shadeville, won the district spelling bee by spelling it correctly.

Tornado passed over Wakulla last week in storm

January 17, 2024 / Staff Report

Emergency Management reports tracking the tornado on radar but it didn’t touch down

Sewage spill reported on Arran Road

January 17, 2024 / Staff Report

Staff Report

Contractors installing fiber optic cables down the right-of-way on Arran Road reportedly broke a sewer line on Saturday, Jan. 13.

Wakulla High students receive grant for historical travel

January 17, 2024 / Special to The Sun

American Battlefield Trust will fund field trip to visit National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel

Special to The Sun

Wakulla High School’s Breonne Murray and 44 students with 8 educations will soon head to National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program.

Florida senate passes scaled-back school ‘deregulation’ plan

January 17, 2024 / News Service of Florida

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a suite of bills aimed at “deregulation” of public schools, with one measure undergoing a significant change that nixed a provision related to the state’s third-grade literacy policy after it was heavily criticized by former Gov. Jeb Bush.

Free trees for Arbor Day on Jan. 20

January 17, 2024 / Special to The Sun

By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun

To celebrate Florida Arbor Day, a drive-thru tree giveaway will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The giveaway will be outside the Wakulla County Extension Office at 84 Cedar Ave. Each vehicle will receive two young trees in pots for free.