Wakulla 4-H youth excel at North Florida Fair

4-H’er Georgia Goodman with her ‘Best of Show’ ribbons, one of several local winners.

By RACHEL PIENTA
Special to The Sun

The energy was electric as Wakulla County’s 4-H members stepped into the bustling halls of the North Florida Fair this November. For these young competitors, the fair wasn’t just an event—it was a stage to showcase months of creativity, learning, and hard work. And this year, they didn’t just show up—they made history.

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State Education Board visits

November meeting is held in Crawfordville, at the Wakulla Schools district office

The state Board of Education held its November meeting in the auditorium at the district office on Thursday.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The state Board of Education and Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas were in Crawfordville last week for the board’s November meeting, held at the Wakulla district office’s auditorium.
The meeting was held Thursday, Nov. 13.

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St. Marks School reunion

The historical society brings together students of the old school

Alumni of the old St. Marks School gathered last week to share memories of the school.

Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

The Wakulla County Historical Society held a reunion on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for those who attended the old St. Marks School. The eldest attendee of the event was 92-year-old, Davis Raker.

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St. Marks Yacht Club donation

Front row are Billy Bishop SMYC Commodore, Lorette Hoover SMYC Purser, COAST Principal Frankie Harvey, and Lori Clements SMYC Social Chair. Also pictures are some students of C.O.A.S.T in the second row.

Special to The Sun

Through hard work and many, many generous donations The St. Marks Yacht Club was able to make a generous donation of $500 to Coast Charter School of Arts, Science and Technology (C.O.A.S.T.).

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Preview of upcoming wrestling season

By WALT JACOBS
Correspondent

In his first season as Head Coach, Nate Litowsky led the 2024-25 War Eagles to a 22-6 record in dual meets, including significant wins over Suwannee (42-5), Yulee (22-8), 3A Buchholz (14-4), and a pair of wins each over Florida High (8-6) and 3A Steinbrenner (28-4). Wakulla also qualified 6 wrestlers for the FHSAA State Tournament. Their accomplishments were remarkable, considering half of the team consisted of six underclassmen and one wrestler who had no prior wrestling experience.

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