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By TRAVIS BOLIN
Special to The Sun

Before the sun brightened the sky on Saturday morning, many volunteers were gathered at the Wakulla Sands Golf Course to prepare for the first-ever Battlegolf tournament.

Special to The Sun

A handful of dedicated volunteers showed up on Saturday, November 2nd to add new plants to Sopchoppy Depot Park.

By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE – Florida candidates up and down the ballot made their final pitches this week in the runup to Tuesday’s general election.
As of Friday morning, 6.73 million voters — roughly 48 percent of the 13.95 million Floridians registered to vote — had already cast their ballots.

Monday’s school board meeting was the last for Melisa Taylor, who has served on the board for 12 years, and served as a teachers for 24 years. She was presented with a plaque by Superintendent-elect Rick Myhre and joined by school boaard members Josh Brown, Cale Langston, Eddie Hand and Laura Lawhon. (Photo by William Snowden)

In a story last week on the Wakulla County Historical Society’s annual banquet, the wrong name was given for the Anne Quick Stewart Volunteer of the Year Award winner: It was Bernita Mack.
We regret the error.

Staff Report

The school district held a ribbon-cutting last week for the new War Eagle Career and Technical Academy, to officially open the facility.

Special to The Sun

Cameryn Lariscy, an 11th grade student at Wakulla High School, has put her certifications in Digital Design, Foundations of Web Design, and Engineering courses to remarkable use.

Florida Wild Mammal Association, which cares for injured and orphaned wildlife, held a Feathers and Fur Masquerade Ball on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Sherlock Springs.