By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter
The Sopchoppy City Commission voted 4-1 last week to approve the construction of a 300-foot emergency communications tower at last week’s meeting, after studies showed that the location at the corner of Park and Gulf streets is the only viable location.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The owner of a popular Tallahassee food truck and his fiancee were recently arrested and charged with numerous counts of shoplifting for stealing supplies from the Crawfordville Walmart.
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Editor
Three members of the public were at the Wakulla County Charter Review Commission’s Public Hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to express their support for a proposed amendment to protect native trees in new development.
That amendment is one of five proposals – the others deal with impact fees, panhandling on road rights-of-way, how often the charter should be reviewed, and reducing the density of RV parks.
By LEGION TAYLOR
Reporter
In order to combat the growing behavior problems in the school system, Wakulla High Librarian and Teacher Victoria Pope has created the “SOAR” program, which is designed to incentivize positive behavior in students in and out of school.
Pope said she wanted to “Develop something really positive for students,” and that the program is her way of doing that.
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — With Florida facing a “perfect storm” of declining facilities and other woes in the state prison system, lawmakers this week were briefed on a report that pointed to a need to spend at least $2.2 billion on repairs, retrofits and staffing.
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By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Chad Westerlund, who murdered the mother of his child as she sat nursing the child on a sofa, was sentenced to life in prison at a hearing last week.
Westerlund had entered a plea to second degree murder and a felony count of child neglect several months ago. At a hearing on Thursday, Nov. 2, Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith ordered Westerlund to serve life in prison and to have no contact with his daughter.
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