Case against teacher who whipped students refiled as felony

Posted onAuthorWilliam Snowden

Diesel instructor Eric Kasheta is facing first degree felony charges for malicious punishment for hitting students with a bungee cord

Diesel instructor Eric Kasheta is facing first degree felony charges for malicious punishment for hitting students with a bungee cord

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

A former Wakulla High School diesel mechanic instructor is facing four first-degree felony charges for allegedly whipping students in his class with a bungee cord.
Eric Kasheta, who was fired as an instructor in March 2025 after the allegations came to light, was initially charged with four counts of misdemeanor battery, punishable by up to a year in jail. The state attorney’s office dropped those charges and refiled in August as felonies, each of which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

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Judge Lee Marsh seeks re-election

Posted onAuthorSpecial to The Sun

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

By LEE MARSH
Special to The Sun

Greetings, residents of Wakulla County. I am Judge Lee Marsh, and I am running for re-election as one of your circuit judges for the Second Judicial Circuit.
As a retired United States Navy Officer, I have dedicated my life to public service and to my community. I was born and raised just up the road in Tallahassee and graduated as Leon High School’s valedictorian. It was there that I met my wife of over 30 years, Karin.
After graduating with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Karin and I married and started our Navy adventure where I served on submarines. The Navy then sent me to law school where I got my law degree and became a career Navy judge advocate.

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Wakulla Sun to host candidate forum

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Staff Report

The Wakulla Sun will host a candidate forum for the two Republican candidates for the county commission seat – incumbent Quincee Messersmith and challenger Carrie Hughes – on July 28 at the public library beginning at 6 p.m.
Additionally, the Sun is inviting the candidates for Congress, Republicans and Democrats, to appear at the forum to introduce themselves and speak on their views.
The Sun will livestream the forum on our YouTube page.
The primary election day is Aug. 18.

Lightning and thunder – are they good or bad?

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The past few weeks have seen several people in Florida struck by lightning. With the rainy season at hand there are likely to be more human residents who have the unfortunate experience of being hit by lightening bolts. There are precautions which can minimize the potential for a this shocking experience.

By SAM HAND
FAMU Extension

Many, many years ago, Ben Franklin proved lightning was electricity. Franklin and his son flew a kite into a violent storm with a key attached to the kite’s string while he held on.
Luckily only the key was charged by the high voltage strike. Today we know a lightning strike’s temperature is hotter than the sun’s surface. It is no wonder Franklin’s key glowed in the aftermath of the storm.
Keep that thought in mind as we answer my wife’s question asked after an unusually loud thunderclap. “What is that and what causes thunder? Is it dangerous?”

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The Old Pro: It’s hot

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By AL HARTMAN

Hot enough for you? It’s gonna’ get worse. I just can’t wait. The ticks this year are horrible. I pick five or six off me every day just being in the yard.
But here is the good news. Talk about hot, the scallops are in, and I have never seen them in so many numbers. A person can get their limit in no time at all.
The parking at the boat ramps is really nearly impossible. If you are going, get there early.
I thought I was early enough and found only three places left, and I had to hunt for them.

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