Meredith Woodrum Snowden wins Above & Beyond Award

Special to The Sun

Meredith Woodrum Snowden, co-owner of The Wakulla Sun and wife of Sun editor and publisher William Snowden, was presented with an Above & Beyond award by News Service of Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Snowden is Director of Policy at Floridian Partners, a lobbying and consulting firm. Her successful representation spans clients in diverse industries, from insurance and finance to nonprofits, as well as matters both legislative and regulatory.

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Wakullans named to TSC Hall of Fame

Three of the 14 inductees have Wakulla ties – Rhonda Harvey, Jonathan Kilpatrick, Kevin Vaughn

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This year’s 14 inductees into Tallahassee State College Hall of Fame.

Fourteen leaders in education, business, public service, and community engagement have been named to the Tallahassee State College Alumni & Friends Hall of Fame, the College’s highest honor for alumni and supporters. Three of those inductees have ties to Wakulla:

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Historical Society holds its annual dinner

Historical Society President Andrea Carter with Volunteer of the Year Jan Holtman.

Story & Photos By
LYNDA KINSEY
Of The Sun

The Wakulla County Historical Society held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Wakulla Shrine Club. Nearly 70 people were in attendance.
The historical society was founded in October of 1991 and current President Andrea Carter explained the group preserves Wakulla history through the museum and maintains the gift shop, as well as documenting the history of Wakulla families. Carter also noted the most recent project: the creation of Heritage Park on Zion Hill Road in Crawfordville.

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Blessing of the animals held

Gary and Ann Allshouse their dogs Gary and Annie at Christ Church Anglican’s Blessing of the animals ceremony on Sunday.

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LINDA ANN McDONALD

A Blessing of the Animals event was held at Christ Church Anglican on Sunday, Oct. 5, with retired Pastor John Spicer leading the event.
A wide variety of cats, dogs and a leopard gecko named Sunny, owned by Sarah Laughton received prayer and blessings from Spicer.

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War Eagles beat Fort Walton Beach

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

War Eagle defensive back Auvion Thomas making his second interception of the night against the Vikings.

The Wakulla War Eagles took care of business against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings on Friday night, winning 30-22.
And it wasn’t as close as the final score makes it sound: The War Eagles were up 30-7 in the third quarter when Head Coach Scott Klees decided to put the second string and some JV players in. The Vikings scored twice to narrow the margin, but the outcome was never in doubt.

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