New plantings at Sopchoppy Depot Park
Special to The Sun
A handful of dedicated volunteers showed up on Saturday, November 2nd to add new plants to Sopchoppy Depot Park.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Racing to the finish line
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.
Publication delay for election results
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Teacher contract OK’d
Wakulla reaches $47,500 pay for new teachers mandated by state
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County School Board unanimously approved a new contract for teachers at their meeting on Monday, Oct. 21, which includes a starting salary for new teachers of $47,500.
Read More …After 12 years, Taylor’s last meeting
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)
Simon, Parks spar on insurance, abortion
By DARA KAM
News Service of Florida
With voters already casting mail-in ballots, candidates in a hotly contested North Florida legislative race squared off on Oct. 15 as Democrats try to chip into Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate.
Read More …Correction
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.
War Eagle Academy open
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.
Read More …Student uses career skills to help others
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.
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