6th annual Jubel Bissonnette Poker Run set for March 9
Special to The Sun
Please mark your calendars for the 6th Annual Memorial Poker Run “Remembering Jubel, Run for Hospice” event to be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024. This event is sponsored by the Wakulla Free Riders, in memory of Jubel Bissonnette.
Read More …Church Briefs
Workshop on caring for loved ones with dementia
A free workshop will be offered on behavioral skills training and hospice services in caring for loved ones with dementia at Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church #2 on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Social media in the crosshairs
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House this week passed a bill that would prevent minors under age 16 from having social media accounts — but Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he might want to see some changes.
Read More …Rental controversy
The school board approves, 3-2, raising cost of renting school facilities
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
At a school board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a new policy on the use of facilities was approved that sees a steep rise in the cost of renting school facilities.
Superintendent of Schools Bobby Pearce said the policy was prompted by concerns that some individuals were using school facilities to run a business.
The school board voted 3-2 to approve the change: Chair Cale Langston, and school board members Josh Brown and Melisa Taylor voted for; Eddie Hand and Laura Lawhon voted against.
Arbor Day
Two live oaks planted at Medart Rec Park
By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun
Wakulla County Garden Club joined garden clubs across Florida by planting two southern live oaks to celebrate Florida Arbor Day and the 100th anniversary of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs. Nearly 150 garden clubs from Milton to Miami simultaneously planted trees at 11a.m. on Friday, Jan. 19th.
Read More …20th Crawfordville Arbor Day tree giveaway held
By LYNN ARTZ
Special to The Sun
Fifty volunteers braved frigid weather to give away free trees at the 20th annual Crawfordville Arbor Day celebration. More than 1,500 native trees found homes at the drive-through giveaway outside the County Extension on Saturday, Jan. 20th.
Read More …On Feb. 1, our website will go behind a paywall
Subscribers can login to thewakullasun.com
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Starting on Feb. 1, The Wakulla Sun’s website will go behind a paywall.
Or at least, the news stories will be.
