By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Sopchoppy City Commissioner Mary Katherine Westmark offered a proposal to remove the coral honeysuckle from the city owned boundary fences within the Depot Park native garden.
Read More …‘Tate’ screening held
The Wakulla County Historical Society held a screening of the locally produced movie “Tate” on Saturday night at the Sopchoppy auditorium. (Photos by Gerald Brown)
Read More …‘No Kings’ protest held in Sopchoppy
Wakulla County had a “No Kings” protest in Sopchoppy on Saturday. Robert Seidler, one of the organizers of the event, reported about 35 people largely from Sopchoppy and Panacea attended. (Photos by Robert Seidler)
Read More …Missing woman found
Special to The Sun
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office invited citizens to join in a search party on Friday morning to look for Ellen Ashdown, 80, who had been missing for two days.
More than 60 citizens turned up to help and within hours, Ashdown was found in the woods.
Two in critical condition in separate crashes
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
There were two crashes last Tuesday, Oct. 7, hours apart,that resulted in critical injuries to people.
The first crash was around 1:25 p.m. near Hudson Park on U.S. Highway 319 when a pedestrian walking along the highway reportedly stepped out in front of a box truck and was hit.
Vigil held last week
‘JUSTICE FOR JODY’ AFTER 11 YEARS
It’s been 11 years since Jody Kilgore’s body was found stabbed to death in his driveway – Oct. 6, 2014. There still has been no arrest in his murder.
Read More …Commissioners change meeting time to 6 p.m.
Staff Report
In an effort to make meetings more accessible to the public, county commissioners voted 4-1 to change the time of their regular meetings to 6 p.m.
The change will take effect at the commission meeting on Nov. 3.
Judge recuses from one case, denies for other
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
Two attorneys have asked that Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith recuse himself from all their cases after the judge became frustrated in a civil hearing and made some intemperate remarks.
Attorneys David Kemp of Crawfordville and Stephen Webster of Tallahassee filed a motion for Judge Smith to recuse himself from the civil case, claiming his courtroom comments back on Sept. 23 showed bias towards them.
The civil cases deal with a series of probate cases with Lowell Raker Jr., represented by Kemp and Webster, suing Linda Vause, a countersuit by Vause against Raker, and the estate of Janie Glover Raker.
County commission debates impact fees
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
County commissioners heard a presentation from consultants at Kimley-Horn and debated impact fees, ultimately voting 5-0 to accept the report presented but not to move forward with the second step for a rate study.
Read More …Breast cancer awareness walk held
Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
The Third Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk was held at Azalea Park on Saturday, Oct. 11. More than 100 people took advantage of the wonderful fall weather and attended the walk to provide support for the cause.
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