Linda Oaks

Wakulla Public Library’s director, ‘Library Linda,’ is passionate about her community

Wakulla Public Library Director Linda Oaks

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.

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Need for mental health screenings

Good mental health is an important part of good overall health. Routine mental health screenings can help healthcare providers diagnose depression and other mental illnesses early and improve the quality of life for their patients. (ABODE STOCK PHOTO)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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