Category: Community (Page 25 of 27)

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David J. Sellers, Chief Warrant Officer, United States Navy Veteran, Naval Special Warfare, recently retired from USN and moved back home to Crawfordville with his family after over 22 years.

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A grant from Florida Farm Bureau will support a special learning experience for a group of students at WEC Pre-K. The grant has been awarded for the 2023-24 academic year under Farm Bureau’s statewide, competitive Ag in the Classroom Program.

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Are you interested in serving on the Wakulla County Code Enforcement Board?
Wakulla County is currently seeking two citizens who have a willingness to serve as members on the Code Enforcement Board to fill two vacant positions.

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In honor of the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Camp Gordon Johnston is presenting an exhibit commemorating this dark day in America’s history.
World War II came home for the United States on December 7, 1941, when the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the U.S. Western Fleet at the American base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it “a date which will live in infamy.”

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Residential Sewer Billing is based on water usage. Now is the TIME to CONSERVE water and SAVE MONEY on your Sewer Bill over the Next YEAR!
Wakulla County utilizes the winter months average method for sewer billing. With this method, the amount billed for sewer each month is the average of the actual number of gallons used during December, January, and February.
This typically is beneficial for customers who use more water during the summer months than they do during the winter months.
Important notes about your winter months average:

• Pay attention to when your water meter is read – your December bill will generally have some November usage. Start conserving now!
• Take time during these months to review actual water usage – if it seems high – LOOK for leaks and repair them immediately!
• Talquin water customers will see your new sewer winter months average on your April 2024 bill.
• Sopchoppy and PAWs water customers will see new sewer winter months average on your March 2024 bill.
  Did You Know….
• A running toilet can add up to 200 gallons of water usage per day.
• A faucet that leaks one drop per second can waste 17 gallons per day.
• The base rate for sewer is $39.04. This includes the first 2,000 gallons of water usage. Each additional 1,000 gallons is $5.86. (rate schedule as of 11/8/2023)

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The owner of a popular Tallahassee food truck and his fiancee were recently arrested and charged with numerous counts of shoplifting for stealing supplies from the Crawfordville Walmart.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Three members of the public were at the Wakulla County Charter Review Commission’s Public Hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to express their support for a proposed amendment to protect native trees in new development.
That amendment is one of five proposals – the others deal with impact fees, panhandling on road rights-of-way, how often the charter should be reviewed, and reducing the density of RV parks.

By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter

In order to combat the growing behavior problems in the school system, Wakulla High Librarian and Teacher Victoria Pope has created the “SOAR” program, which is designed to incentivize positive behavior in students in and out of school.
Pope said she wanted to “Develop something really positive for students,” and that the program is her way of doing that.

By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE — With Florida facing a “perfect storm” of declining facilities and other woes in the state prison system, lawmakers this week were briefed on a report that pointed to a need to spend at least $2.2 billion on repairs, retrofits and staffing.