By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Aaliya Willliams, an 8th grader at Wakulla Middle School, won the district spelling bee on Friday, Jan. 17, with the word “sorbet” followed up by the word “university.”
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It’s the 21st celebration and drew more than 900 people
By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun
The rain held off and the 21st Crawfordville Arbor Day Celebration drew a large crowd to Hudson Park last Saturday. More than 900 people attended and signed in to each get a free tree. For more than half, it was their first time.
Continue readingBy WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A proposal to allow digital billboards in Wakulla County got approval from the Planning Commission on Monday, Jan. 13 – the first step in the process.
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BY LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Jake Pigott Memorial American Legion Post 114 hosted a Welcome Home Ceremony honoring Vietnam Veterans at the Wakulla County Library on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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By MINA SUTTON
My least favorite time of year is January and February. The weather is usually cold and dreary and I want to drink hot cocoa and watch old movies and wait for these two months to be over. But this year is different!
Continue readingBy JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – As many Florida Republicans head to Washington, D.C. this week to unite around Monday’s return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House, Gov. Ron DeSantis also drew praise for tapping state Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.
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By WALT JACOBS
Correspondent
Coliseums have occupied landscapes all over the world from the times of ancient Rome to modern day America. No matter where one has stood or currently stands, it has always been a place of blood, sweat, and tears.
Continue readingShe struck a 9-year-old boy on a minibike; he was hospitalized in critical condition, mother reports slow improvement
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Alfreda Leshon Nelson, 44, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with leaving the scene of a serious bodily injury.
Nelson is charged in the hit-and-run of a 9-year-old boy riding a minibike in his neighborhood. He was hospitalized with critical injuries, including a brain bleed.