Category: Community (Page 16 of 23)

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House this week passed a bill that would prevent minors under age 16 from having social media accounts — but Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he might want to see some changes.

Candidates who have filed as of Jan. 29:

Sheriff

• Armand Reyes – $0.
• Jared Miller – $0.

By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun

Wakulla County Garden Club joined garden clubs across Florida by planting two southern live oaks to celebrate Florida Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Nearly 150 garden clubs from Milton to Miami simultaneously planted trees at 11a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19th.

By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun

Fifty volunteers braved frigid weather to give away free trees at the 20th annual Crawfordville Arbor Day celebration. More than 1,500 native trees found homes at the drive-through giveaway outside the County Extension on Saturday, Jan. 20th.

The Wakulla native is working in South Florida and was featured in a story on invasive caimans

Staff Report

Wakulla native Libby Sutton was featured in the Science section of the New York Times back in October for her work helping corral invasive caimans in South Florida.
Sutton was a 2016 Wakulla High School grad, and graduated from FSU in 2020.

Special to The Sun

2008 Wakulla High graduate, Stuart Brimner, the son of Ed and Tina Brimner, was promoted to Major at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

Staff Report

More than 75 tables for the planned Ducks Unlimited Banquet sold out in less than 48 hours, according to Sara Clark, the county chair for Ducks Unlimited in Wakulla.

Staff Report

The Tallahassee Collegiate Academy (TCA) application window is now open for the 2024-25 academic year. TCA will accept 100 ninth-grade and 25 tenth-grade students for 2024-25.

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.