Thanks for support of candidate forums – now it’s time to vote

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

We had a couple of good crowds on hand for the recent candidate forums.
Republican candidates for county commission Quincee Messersmith and Carrie Hughes shared their views at the library on July 28. There were about 40 people there.
And last week we hosted the Republican and Democrat candidates for Congress, seeking the district 2 seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn. About 60 people turned out for that one.

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Candidate forum

BOCC candidates Quincee Messersmith and Carrie Hughes give views

Republican candidates for county commission district 4, incumbent Quincee Messersmith and challenger Carrie Hughes at The Wakulla Sun forum held Tuesday at the public library, from a screenshot of the YouTube video.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Republican candidates for county commissioner district 4 appeared at a forum hosted by The Wakulla Sun last week.
Incumbent Quincee Messersmith and challenger Carrie Hughes shared their views at the event held Tuesday, July 28 at the public library.
Candidates were given 3 minutes to answer questions, but their answers were so brief that not once did either reach the limit and the forum was done after 35 minutes.

A video of the forum can be viewed at The Wakulla Sun website, 
thewakullasun.com.
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Head of teachers union is pleased with district offer

WCTA president
Cassandra Johnson

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla Classroom Teachers Association president Cassandra Johnson was effusive in her praise of the superintendent and school board in salary negotiations for this year: the offer was an increase for teacher salaries from monies from the Legislature with a match from the district, plus increase in supplements.

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Audie Rowell is candidate for Congress

By AUDIE ROWELL
Special to The Sun

I am running for Congress in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District and I am a six-generation Floridian from right here in the Big Bend/Panhandle area. I am not a political insider, a lawyer or a career politician. I have been a public servant who has served Florida’s 2nd congressional district for nearly 40 years as a law enforcement officer, retiring as Chief Deputy.

The Wakulla Sun offers candidates the opportunity to announce their candidacy, and tell voters the issues that are important to them.
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Welcome back

from Superintendent of Schools Rick Myhre

School Superintendent
Rick Myhre

Greetings Wakulla County,

All communities provide public education, but few support and cherish their schools the way Wakulla County does. Perhaps that is because, for so many of us, these schools helped shape who we are, and we have purposefully chosen to raise our children here as well.

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Meet the new school staff

District Office
Kalli Brand, Nicole Messick, Elizabeth Porter

Administration Changes:

  • Tim Wheeler (former principal of Shadeville Elementary) is the new District Administrator of Athletics at Wakulla High School
  • Eden Rodgers (former Assistant Principal at Shadeville Elementary) is the new Principal at Shadeville Elementary
  • Sarojanie Samlal is the new Assistant Principal at Shadeville Elementary.
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