Rotary hosts Chamber After-Hours Networking event
More than 300 visit 4-H Open House on Aug. 23
Historical program set on B.K. Roberts
Special to The Sun
The Wakulla County Historical Society invites you to attend our program on the remarkable life of Wakulla’s own, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court B.K. Roberts.
Attorney Fred Baggett will present the program on Tuesday, Sept 9, at 6 p.m., at the Wakulla County Public Library.
War Eagles fall to Taylor, 27-21
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla War Eagles faced a tough Taylor County Bulldog team on Friday night that bested Wakulla with a 27-21 win.
It was the second straight year the Bulldogs have beat Wakulla, the first time that’s happened in at least 20 years.
For more footall stories and photos see Football
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Turn out the lights?
By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Florida heads into the Labor Day weekend amid swirling questions about the state’s immigrant-detention efforts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that federal immigration officials are deporting detainees “very quickly” from a controversial Everglades facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” DeSantis made the comment when asked about reports that the Everglades facility would soon be empty.
Board won’t raise rec fees
County commission votes 3-2 to freeze fees for youth sports
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
The Wakulla County commission voted 3-2 not to increase fees for players at the Medart Recreation Park.
The proposal to increase fees for kids playing sports by $5 drew outrage from representatives of a couple of youth associations, saying the increased costs posed a threat to the existence of their organizations.
Major Dale Evans was subject of investigation in ‘24
Never criminally charged, but the case seems to have set off series of complaints about agency
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A year ago, in August 2024, Major Dale Evans became the subject of a criminal investigation after another deputy received a text from a burner phone alerting her that she was being investigated and was going to be fired.
The deputy who received the text, not knowing who it was from, went to the department’s internal affairs department to report it. A criminal investigation was opened the next day.
Senior Trip
TRAVELING TO DESTIN
On Friday August 8th The Wakulla Senior Center Chartered a bus and took a day trip to Destin.
Read More …Woman sentenced to 17 years in prison for selling meth
By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor
A woman who allegedly sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant for the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office between April and August 2024 was sentenced to 17 years in state prison.
Angel Palmer made an open plea to two cases of possession of meth within 1,000 feet of a church, a second-degree felony, and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, a third degree felony.
