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Interact Club’s Spring Towards Peace was well done

April 23, 2025 / William Snowden

Wakulla High School’s Interact Club held an ambitious event on Saturday – Spring Towards Peace to encourage awareness of domestic violence.
Club President Sophia Kamal and Vice President McKenna Sanders, said the event was “brought about by Wakulla County having a rough start to the school year. Within two weeks, three students tragically lost their lives, two of them being our very own peers.

Miss Wakulla Pageant is Saturday

April 23, 2025 / Special to The Sun

At right: Audrey Mckenzie, Mac Taff, Kathryn Taff, Whitley Harvey, Abbigail Lawhon, Madison Hurley, Elizabeth Bertera. Bottom Row: Julia Sanders, Kylie Lassiter, Vanessa Foreman

Special to The Sun

The 49th Annual Miss Wakulla County Scholarship Pageant is set for Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. in the Wakulla High School Auditorium. Doors open at 2:30 p.m., and tickets will be available at the door for $10.

Emily Cordell signs volleyball scholarship

April 23, 2025 / William Snowden

Emily Cordell, center, signed a volleyball scholarship on Thursday, April 17, to play for Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She is flanked by her mom and dad, and longtime coach Elizabeth Andrews, far left, and current coach Hannah Strickland. Cordell thanked her parents, coaches and fellow players – going back to travel league, several of whom were at the signing.
– William Snowden

Moratorium considered

April 16, 2025 / William Snowden

City weighs a pause in development while it works out comp plan

FSU students conducted a visioning session before the city commisson meeting on trail enhancements, wastewater treatment options, parking and what they want to see.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The City of St. Marks agreed to have the Apalachee Regional Planning Council help re-do the city’s comprehensive growth plan but some city residents expressed concern about a six-month moratorium on building and city commissioners agreed to re-advertise the moratorium for consideration in May.
The city commission met on Thursday, April 10 at the St. Marks Yacht Club because City Hall has black mold.

State to seek death penalty for murder

April 16, 2025 / William Snowden

Richard Bishop was an inmate at Wakulla Correctional when he killed and mutilated a man

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Richard Bishop was an inmate at Wakulla Correctional Institution Annex in January 2023 when he killed another inmate at the prison for reportedly being a child molester, according to the probable cause affidavit.
A Wakulla grand jury returned an indictment for first degree murder against Bishop in 2024.

THE FESTIVAL OF WORMS

April 16, 2025 / Gerald Brown

Worm Gruntin’ lesson

Professional worm grunter Snap Revell gave visually impaired Meadow Schoen a lesson on worm gruntin’ at Saturday’s festival in Sopchoppy. (Photo by Gerald Brown)

JOY-Filled Easter for special needs kids

April 16, 2025 / Linda Ann McDonald

Rachel Seidler poses for pictures with JOY, the mascot for JOY-Filled Journeys, which holds quarterly events at the Lodge for special needs kids.

Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent

Cookies, crafts, face painting, and the Easter Bunny were the highlights for JOY-Filled Journeys’ holiday event held at The Lodge at Wakulla Springs on Thursday, April 10th.

Wakulla wrestlers named All-Big Bend

April 16, 2025 / Special to The Sun

On April 10th, the 2025 All Big Bend Wrestling Team was announced. Four Wakulla wrestlers joined the most elite in the area as they were named First Team All Big Bend: Emma Riggs, Kendal Haynie, Matthew Thaxton and Nate Jacobs were all First Team selections at their respective weights. Julia Baggett, Aaron Robinson, Austin Ryals, and Blake Barodte made the second team. Receiving honorable mention were: Patrick Cooksey, William Harvey, Caleb Thompson, Colt Sanders, Clayton Manzi, and Wyatt Brown.

Softball win