Category: Community (Page 16 of 27)

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.

By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter

Steven Brown, a U.S. Navy veteran, actor, and musician, has recently opened Black Shoe Squid Studio, a recording studio for musicians and voice actors alike.

By SUE DAMON
Special to The Sun

The Friends of Wakulla Springs held its annual meeting on Sunday, March 3rd with over 100 Friends in attendance.

News Service of Florida

The state Judicial Qualifications Commission said last week that a North Florida judge has resigned, ending a case about alleged misconduct.

Staff Report

An 18-year-old Crawfordville teenager was critically injured in a car crash near the intersection of Shell Point Road and Live Oak Island Road on Wednesday, Feb. 21, around 3 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol.

News Service of Florida

After a deer killed in June in Holmes County tested positive for a contagious fatal disease, it remains the only detected case in the state, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Executive Director Roger Young said Wednesday.

By ED BRIMNER
Property Appraiser

The Florida Department of Revenue recently announced Wakulla County is receiving $2,006,736 in Fiscally Constrained County funds in 2024. This is a $625,529 increase from the $1,381,207 received in 2023. Why is Wakulla receiving this money from the State of Florida and why did it increase?

Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

Denim and Diamonds Gala, Wakulla Christian School’s first ever Parent Teacher Organization fundraising event was held on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Wakulla Community Center. The event was held in effort to raise funds to expand the school’s campus.