By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis opened Florida’s 2025 legislative session this week by calling for lawmakers to revamp the ballot-initiative process, curb property taxes and revisit gun laws.
Continue readingBy JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis opened Florida’s 2025 legislative session this week by calling for lawmakers to revamp the ballot-initiative process, curb property taxes and revisit gun laws.
Continue readingBy WALT JACOBS
Correspondent
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates said: “The person who blends physical training most beautifully with music, and applies them to the soul with the utmost measure, is the one we may rightly declare to be perfectly musical, and well harmonised in the highest degree, much more so than anyone who tunes the strings of an instrument.”
Continue readingBy WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office and Wakulla Animal Control were involved in two different incidents last week in which a number of dogs were seized.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the sheriff’s office was alerted to possible abuse of dogs at a home on Walden Way, off Ace High Stables in a TikTok video also posted to Facebook.
Staff Report
A Hazardous Materials team from the Tallahassee Fire Department was called to assist the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office last week after a deputy suffered posssible chemical exposure.
Continue readingBy RACHEL PIENTA
Wakulla 4-H Director
The Wakulla Wonderful event is back! On Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wakulla 4-H invites the Board of County Commissioners, all elected county officials, our business community and all citizens to join Wakulla 4-H at the Wakulla County Courthouse Square on High Road for a celebration of Wakulla’s founding and community history.
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Set your clocks forward one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m.
To stay ahead, move manually controlled clocks forward before heading to bed on Saturday night, March 8.
Your cell phone will take care of the time change itself.
Special to The Sun
From Wakulla Community Theater’s beginnings in 1991 through 2009, then director, Reba Mason, always included a notable person in some sort of cameo.
Continue readingA front page story last week about student chefs mixed up a couple of judges in the competition: Chef Jorge Sanchez is with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Irvin Morales is the manager of San Marco restaurant.
Additionally, a picture of one of the student chefs cooking misidentified the student. The student in the photo was Charlotte Forsythe – a photo of Lily Tirums is below.
We regret the errors.
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Wakulla High School and Riversprings Middle School recently participated in the essay contest sponsored by the Coastal Optimist Club each year. The theme for the contest was “How Optimism Has Paved My Way to Success.”
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The Riversprings Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team has taken first place in their division at the Nature Coast Regional Tournament, a well-earned victory after months of dedication, creativity, and teamwork!
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