Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed build set

Posted onAuthorSpecial to The Sun

On Saturday, volunteers will build beds for local kids who don’t have a bed to sleep on

By STEVE SANABRIA
SHP & Rotary

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that believes that “a bed is a basic requirement for the proper physical, emotional and mental support” that a child needs.
Our local Sleep in Heavenly Peace affiliate is the Tallahassee Chapter (SHPTLH). As a part of this chapter, we launched a distribution center in Wakulla County in June. We started with 40 beds and have depleted our inventory through many deliveries to families in need.

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Thanks to our readers

Posted onAuthorWilliam Snowden

The Wakulla Sun appreciates its supporters and contributors as we enter 2026

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

As we go into the New Year, I want to thank our readers, advertisers and contributors as we start our fourth year as The Wakulla Sun.
We started the newspaper in February 2022 – me, salesperson Lynda Kinsey and graphic artist/production supervisor Eric Stanton along with reporter Riddhi Patel – after leaving The Wakulla News over differences with the new owners. Except for Patel, the others of us had worked at the newspaper for decades.

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War Eagles get to 20-0 at Bobby Stanley Duals

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Wakulla’s Troy Thaxton vs. Matthew Acosta.

By WALT JACOBS
Correspondent

The Wakulla High Wrestling team traveled to Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale to compete in the Bobby Stanley Duals on Dec. 29th and 30th. The War Eagles went through the tournament virtually untested, as they utterly dominated their pool to advance to the Gold bracket on the last day of competition.

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The pistol in the jail

Posted onAuthorWilliam Snowden

The .22 caliber pocket pistol and a meth pipe were brought in by an inmate

The handgun found in the jail was a German-made Burgo revolver that shoots .22 shorts, similiar to the model pictured here.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The inmate who allegedly smuggled a pistol into a secure area of the jail, also brought in a meth pipe, according to the charging document.
Wakulla County Jail inmate James Hollis was charged last week with smuggling a handgun inside the secure area of the jail, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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Ask Judge Smith: Where the real people go

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By JUDGE LAYNE SMITH

My first boss out of law school had a knack for relating to people just as they were and making everyone feel at ease. He was always polite, used simple language and short sentences, and paid close attention to body language. That skill set served him well, and I do my best to emulate him. When he spoke to juries, he fit right in as one of them.

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