Weekly Roundup: A jab at vaccines
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida grabbed national headlines this week as an appellate court injected new life into a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades and the state’s top doctor vowed to end vaccine mandates for schoolkids.
Read More …War Eagles fall to Chiles, 23-21
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles went down in a tough defeat to the Chiles Timberwolves on Friday night, 23-21, falling to 1-2 on the season.
It was a mistake-prone game with penalties that severely affected the War Eagles: penalties for holding negated three Wakulla touchdowns.
Without those calls, Wakulla would have won easily.
For more footall stories and photos see Football
Read More …20 years for human trafficking
Man is charged with sex trafficking a juvenile at a Wakulla motel
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A 22-year-old Crawfordville man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison last week for human trafficking a young girl for sex.
The man, Sky Skidmore, entered a plea of guilty to the negotiated sentence on Tuesday, Aug. 26 before Wakulla Circuit Judge Layne Smith.
Changes in this issue of The Sun
If it appears we’ve shuffled pages around, sorry – our printer had problems with one of its presses, and in reaction we’ve had to change up where certain pages appear.
The Editor
All the pages are here, just some in a different order.
The press problems are expected to be resolved in time for next week’s Sun to resume its normal look.
Can’t stop, won’t stop
ANOTHER RIVERSIDE CRASH
On Monday, Aug. 25th, a pickup truck ran past flashing lights, rumble strips and a stop sign and crashed into Riverside Cafe. (Photos Florida Highway Patrol)
Read More …TSC gets $10M from Triumph for WEI programs
Special to The Sun
The Triumph Board voted to advance to term sheet negotiations on Tallahassee State College’s grant request for up to $10,007,946 for healthcare and teacher workforce training programs at the Wakulla Environmental Institute (WEI) campus.
Read More …Missionaries find love in Czech Republic
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Leadership, international borders, and Covid did not stop true love from growing for Wakulla County’s Travis Parks and his wife, Terezka Parks.
Read More …St. Marks holds a budget workshop
By LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
City of St. Marks held a workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 26th to discuss the upcoming budget.
With a 5.24 roll back millage rate for 2025-26, there was discussion to possibly roll back the millage rate to 4.61 – and 4.5 mills is on the table.
4-H issues call for proposals for Teen Leadership Summit
Special to The Sun
Wakulla 4-H agent Rachel Pienta announced today that the organization would hold the first Teen Leadership Summit on October 13, 2025 at the Extension office in Crawfordville. This one-day event will feature workshops on financial management, leadership development, communications, interviewing, job preparedness, and more.
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