By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – The Category 4 Hurricane Helene unleashed its wrath on Florida this week, packing 140 mph winds and making landfall Thursday night near the Taylor County community of Perry.
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Linda Oaks
Wakulla Public Library’s director, ‘Library Linda,’ is passionate about her community
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Public libraries in the United States play an essential role in providing safe, accessible, and 100% free educational resource centers for every member in communities across the country.
Read More …Need for mental health screenings
By SAMANTHA KENNEDY
Extension Director
In recent years, the spotlight on mental health has illuminated a pressing issue: the necessity of regular screening for depression and other mental illnesses. As awareness grows, it becomes increasingly clear that identifying and addressing mental health issues early can have profound impacts on overall well-being and societal health.
Read More …Reserve Unit provides services from volunteers
By JARED MILLER
Wakulla Sheriff
From the Desk of Sheriff Miller:
If you were to take a poll of the community and ask about the functions of the Sheriff’s Office, I’m sure you would get a wide range of answers.
Most people know that Road Patrol Deputies patrol the streets answering calls and enforcing laws, and that our Detectives spend their days investigating various crimes which have been committed.
Real life memories
By GREG GAST
What is memory?
Memory is the faculty by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information. It is a record of experience that guides future action.
Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details that people consciously call to mind as well as the ingrained knowledge that surfaces without effort or even awareness.
On the Horizon
Tuesday, Oct. 1
- Sopchoppy community dinner is held every week at the Towles House at 6:30 p.m.
- Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. at 54 Ochlockonee St.
- Yoga Flow with Nellie at 6 p.m. Classes are $12, packages available at New Posh on 3079 Crawfordville Hwy. RSVP to newposh3079@gmail.com or text/call at (850) 528-5838
Understanding money market funds
By BRIAN ENGLISH
A money market fund, not to be confused with a money market account, is a type of mutual fund that invests in instruments like cash equivalents and short-term debt-based securities, which can also include U.S. Treasury Bonds.
Read More …The murder of John Hogue
By Elizabeth Smith. Originally published in the November 1963 issue of the Magnolia Monthly.
The most colorful, as well as the most despised, era of Wakulla county’s past was the days of Reconstruction following the Civil War, from 1866 to 1870. H. Clay Crawford’s account of this time when scalawags and carpetbaggers from the North administered the affairs of the county, goes as follows:
Read More …Freezing in this weather?
By SLIM RANDLES
“Mavis, dear, is that coffee HOT this morning?”
“Sure is, Windy.”
“Well then, slaver a bunch of it in a cup and flop it down here in front of a freezin’ guy, would you? Thanks, Hon.”
“Freezing, Windy?”
“Ain’t the first time, Doc, but they never seem any easier as I get older.”
“You want to come in for a checkup later?”
The Old Pro
By AL HARTMAN
The Old Pro
Hope you all are doing well. Boy, time just seems to be on wings.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Federal fishery has opened recreational Red Snapper season, weekends only, Sept. 1 and runs until Nov. 30.
They also opened Snook season starting Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 30.