From Gulf Specimen
This month, we welcomed our new rehab patient, Robin!
Robin is a Loggerhead Sea turtle, weighing in at a whopping 232 pounds! The length of her shell measures 102 centimeters!
Gulf Specimen is rehabbing turtle with ‘bubble butt’
$8.5M impact to Wakulla budget
Constitutional amendment on property tax would create a hole in local budget
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Because an estimated 46% of Wakulla County’s property taxes come from homesteaded property – higher than most other counties – Wakulla will be more affected by the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax that is to be voted on in November.
Read More …Qualifying ends; candidates set for races
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
There will be only one competitive political race this season after four candidates qualified to run for county commission District 4 seat.
Qualifying for political office was last week and concluded Friday, June 12, at noon.
Rockin’ Reds
GAGE PITMAN MEMORIAL FISHING TOURNAMENT
weigh-in for the 6th annual Rockin’ Reds fishing tournament with a big haul of Red Snapper. (Photos by Gerald Brown)
Read More …Lawsuit filed over property tax amendment
By GRAY ROHRER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Two former local elected officials and a nonprofit group filed suit Thursday in Leon County Circuit Court against the property tax cut amendment placed on the November ballot by lawmakers, alleging it is misleading.
The group is called Save Our Voters From Misleading Ballot Language and the two officials are Thomas Campenni, former Mayor of Stuart, and Michael Davey, former Mayor of Key Biscayne.
Preparedness Expo set
Staff Report
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management will be hosting its 2026 Preparedness Expo at the new Emergency Operations Center on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, Emergency Management Director Jennifer Nagy announced.
Read More …KWCB holds Greatest American Cleanup on Saturday
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Keep Wakulla County Beautiful held the Greatest American Cleanup Community Celebration on Saturday, June 13, with games, vendors, raffle tickets, food and information from environmentally friendly and health groups at Hudson Park.
Read More …Miller honored for 25 years of Rotary service
On Thursday, June 11, Rotary Club of Wakulla President Angie Bozeman honored Sheriff Jared Miller for his 25 years of Rotary service with a framed letter postmarked Feb. 23, 1955 that features a stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rotary.
Read More …Sopchoppy naturalist performs at garden club convention
By LAURA MOOSER
Garden Club President
Attendees at the 99th annual convention of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs in Kissimmee were treated to a uniquely Floridian experience during their luncheon program in April, thanks to Sopchoppy musician and filmmaker Sammy Tedder.
Read More …Radio Field Day 2026 set for June 27
By ARMANDO DELGADO
KN4JN
The American Radio Relay League’s first Field Day was held in June 1933. Since that time, amateurs gather every year to practice this emergency preparedness exercise. Yearly, except during the WW2 period when the government did not allow amateur radio transmissions on the air, hams come together in fields, parks, public places and, more recently, EOCs, Red Cross facilities, and other emergency locations to operate simulated emergencies, to prepare for when regular commercial power and communications become unavailable.
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