Fourth of July celebrations set

Staff Report

Fourth of July celebrations are set for St. Marks and Sopchoppy on Saturday:

  • Sopchoppy Fourth of July Festival will begin with the annual parade at 4 p.m. through downtown, then music and fireworks at the City Park.
  • St. Marks Fourth of July Celebration will be held beginning at 4 p.m. with vendors and food trucks. Fireworks over the river at dark.

America 250! – We’ve come a long way, baby!

By LINDA KINSEY
Staff

Putting the America 250 special section together for all of you in the future has been my pleasure. Wish we had more time and space to share more.
Here we are in 2026 wondering what life will be like in 2076 so I’m going to go over a few changes we have had in the past 50 years.
I remember when we only had land line telephones and it was long distance to call about anywhere, even Wakulla Station. Many of us still had Tallahassee addresses until the E911 addresses were implemented in the mid 1990s. After the land lines came the cordless phone, you could actually talk on the phone and pull weeds from your flower garden, prep food and other time saving projects.

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VFW holds Salute to Veterans event

Veterans at the event included County Commissioner Ralph Thomas, Robert L. Ponder, County Commissioner Fred Nichols, and Sean Golder of the local VFW.

Story by LINDA ANN McDONALD/Correspondent
Photos by GERALD BROWN

Wakulla Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary Post 4538 hosted the 3rd annual A Salute To Our Veterans event at the Wakulla County Community Center on Friday and Saturday, June 26-27th.

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KWCB Awards set

Special to The Sun

Keep Wakulla County Beautiful (KWCB) is proud to announce its 2026 Environmental Awards and invites the community to join in celebrating the individuals, businesses, organizations, and volunteers who are making Wakulla County a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful place to live, work, and play.

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Son born to Blanco, Kinsey

Special to The Sun

Our family just got a little bigger – and a whole lot cuter!
Ashley Kinsey and Jay Blanco of Waterford, Virginia are proud to announce the birth of their son, Theodore Jorge Blanco, born June 7th, 2026.
He joins one brother Julien Miguel, who is 3 years old as of July 10, 2026.
Maternal Grandparents are Lynda Kinsey of Crawfordville and the late Michael Kinsey.
Paternal Grandparents are Teresa and Jorge Blanco of San Antonio.Texas.

Board votes to prohibit AI data centers

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

County commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to prohibit data centers in Wakulla – and received a standing ovation from the standing-room only audience.
Data centers are profliferating with advancements in artificial intelligence and have become controversial over the enormous strain on local electrical grids and the immense use of water to cool the centers.

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