Category: Community (Page 12 of 23)

Staff Report

All alumnus of Wakulla High School’s original classes of 1968 and ‘69 are invited to take part in a photo at the school on March 22 at 4 p.m.

Susan Vickers, a senior planner in Wakulla County Planning and Community Development Department, was named the county’s employee of the quarter.

County commissioners hosted a public meeting on Songbird intersection improvements on Thursday, March 7, at the Wakulla County Community Center.

Special to The Sun

Wakulla High School Student Kaylie Kosec, right, took first place in the Optimist Club Essay Contest. Kaylie, a ninth grader, won $100 for her essay.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A lawsuit filed back in 2020 against the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office claiming a deputy was negligent in failing to properly investigate an alleged shooting was dismissed last week.

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE —The 2024 session came to a close on time, with lawmakers approving a $117.46 billion spending plan to finalize a session that the Senate president touted as targeting “kitchen-table issues” and the House speaker said “addressed the real needs of Floridians.”

By RALPH THOMAS
Candidate

Wakulla County Commissioner Ralph Thomas has officially filed for re-election, pledging to continue his dedicated service to the community.

By TAMMIE NASON
Of KWCB

In a remarkable display of community spirit, 94 volunteers and local leaders collaborated with Keep Wakulla County Beautiful and the U.S. Forest Service to clean up the Apalachicola National Forest on Saturday, March 2.

Staff Report

All alumnus of Wakulla High School’s original classes of 1968 and ‘69 are invited to take part in a photo at the school on March 22 at 4 p.m.

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE —With just days left in the 2024 legislative session, House and Senate budget negotiators are trying to bring a spending plan in for a landing while bills are hurtling toward the finish line.