Category: Community (Page 4 of 25)

Story & Photos By
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.

From Sheriff’s Office

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.

By 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.

By LYNN ARTZ, DAVID RODDENBERRY & SANDY TEDDER

With its abundance of native plants (nearly 200 species), Sopchoppy Depot Park attracts a variety of wildlife.

By JIM SAUNDERS
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE – More than three years after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers approved a plan to place restrictions on social-media platforms, a preliminary injunction continues to block major parts of the law.
But the court fight isn’t over.